“If I am going to be afraid, I might as well do it honest. Arm in arm with everyone I love, adorned in blood and bruises, singing jokes on our way to the grave.” FriendshipHonestyExistentialismEquityEquity And Justice Book:A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance Source: A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
“At the end of the night, I hug my boys and tell them I love them. The words come out easy and the hugs linger with the knowledge of not knowing when the next hug will be given. We punch each other's chests after hugs, lightly, before getting into our separate cabs or cars and speeding off toward a few hours of sleep before our separate airport trips. From the back of my car, underneath waves of glowing neon lights flooding into the windows, I think about how often me and the boys I knew and know were taught to love each other through expressions of violence. How, if that is our baseline for love, it might be impossible for us to love anyone well, including ourselves.” LoveFriendshipChildhoodInnocenceUpbringingLoss Of Innocence Book:A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance Source: A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance