Finalist Finally! ndlela November 14, 2024 Film Festivals, My Work, My Writings 2024 Scriptation Showcase Script Competition Finalist announcement laurel and graphic After 4 days of recovering from a post-election week that was more brutal on my body/mind/spirit than I thought, this an... Read More...
2024 Exit Polls ndlela November 9, 2024 General So much to say but I'll let the numbers do the talking. One thing is clear though and that is Black folks showed up!! As usual!!! Black men deserve apologies form all the shit that was said bout them this elect... Read More...
Dehydrating Rosemary – First Attempt ndlela November 8, 2024 General Now for a change of pace. I got tired of wasting fresh rosemary. Even though I use it often when I cook and for baking focaccia, I can never use up all that rosemary that comes in the those packs from the st... Read More...
Semi-finals Queen ndlela November 7, 2024 My Work In the spirit of celebrating small wins, especially this week, I get to share some updates on how my short film script Subway Weed is fairing in script competitions. As always, I'm surprised and thrilled by an... Read More...
Parable of the Sower Season Begins? ndlela November 6, 2024 My Videos, My Writings WTF just happened! Like for real, WHAT THE FUCK???????????!!!!!!!!!!!! Cover of Octavia E Butler's Parable of the Sower So we have potentially entered our very own season of Parable of the Sower. As I... Read More...
November 5, 2024 ndlela November 5, 2024 My Photos Election Day! We can only hope for the best. No more to say today. ... Read More...
2024 Teachers & Writers Videos ndlela November 4, 2024 My Videos I had the pleasure of editing 2 videos for Teachers & Writers Collaborative this summer for their collaboration with New York State Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo. The first video was for the East Harlem P... Read More...
Lemon Pound Cake ndlela November 3, 2024 Food, My Photos, My Work, My Writings Over the years this lemon pound cake has become one of the (if not my thee) favorite cake that I bake. I have make it for friends, for my students, for events and most importantly for myself(!). I use Emily... Read More...
Farmers’ Market Late October ndlela November 2, 2024 My Photos, My Videos, My Writings I live in a part of The Bronx that some (including me) would call a food desert. More so with grocery stores than with restaurants but it has actually gotten better in the years since I've lived here. &nb... Read More...
Happy NaNoWriMo 2024 ndlela November 1, 2024 My Videos, My Work, My Writings Happy November! How the hell did that get here already? Happy NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2024. This year I'm not doing it the traditional way which was to power through and write 50 000 words i... Read More...
Friday Focaccia ndlela October 5, 2024 General The joy of fall it not being so damn hot/humid is that I can bake bread again. This focaccia was baked with a few sun dried tomatoes and capers and brushed with a garlic/rosemary (plant-based) butter mix. ... Read More...