Category Archives: africa

First Impressions Upon Seeing ‘Sinners’…

Posted on May 9, 2025 by jamilah

(This piece is going to have major spoilers- proceed if you are okay with that, or if you have seen the film. Thanks for reading!) i am going to be honest. The only film i have seen directed by Ryan … Continue reading →

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It just hit me that Aretha Franklin is gone..

Posted on August 20, 2018 by jamilah

Three days later, it hit me.  I began to cry, particularly in watching her later performances. The peace i initially felt upon hearing of her transcendence has turned into sadness.  Sometimes grief is inexplicable; we grieve when people we love … Continue reading →

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More reflections on ‘Searching For Neverland’

Posted on May 31, 2017 by jamilah

i made the above video, documenting my initial feelings around the creation of this docu-drama based on teacher Michael’s life.  While my feelings have not changed (i still refuse to see it), after i made the video i began to … Continue reading →

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Rest Well, Rainbow Child: On Prince Rogers Nelson

Posted on June 14, 2016 by jamilah

(So many of our great Master Teachers are leaving this plane in recent years. This year in particular has been hard. I had begun writing this piece pretty soon after Prince’s transition, and as I was in the midst of … Continue reading →

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A teacher of the teacher: In Honor of Maurice White.

Posted on February 25, 2016 by jamilah

It has been a couple of years since i have posted anything on here (clearly).  i’ve had so much to say during that time, and there have been times i’ve questioned how to say it.  This blog also (clearly) deals … Continue reading →

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michael, peace will come, no matter what: a reflection (no. 9)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jamilah

the thing about ‘blogging’ for me is that something has to present itself where there is an intense need to ‘blog’ about it.  a lot has been on my mind lately, and it’s not always easy to envision it in … Continue reading →

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michael, peace will come, no matter what: a reflection (no. 5)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by jamilah

i’m making this quick today… the other day as i was cleaning my room, i began listening to many of your albums…  despite doing this blog and engaging you as my teacher, i don’t always think about the brilliance of … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 107)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jamilah

okay… there are two different things going on.  i feel like the title of these blog entries just don’t make sense anymore, because as long as certain people close to you are still here on this earth you will never … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 106)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by jamilah

“Being able to say that one is a survivor is an accomplishment. For many, the power is in the name itself. And yet comes a time in the individuation process when the threat or trauma is significantly past. Then is … Continue reading →

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michael, may you now be at peace: a reflection (no. 96)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by jamilah

michael, i can’t shake the feeling that you’re upset with me somehow. it goes to two things:  the first being your insistence that you have never had a desire to end your life (that is, of course, unless you were … Continue reading →

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