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You Died An Angel: A Letter to My Little Brother

You left me 18 years ago on this day. Your death was my first time reckoning with reality. When you died I learned that nothing lasts…

Jan 4, 2022

You Died An Angel: A Letter to My Little Brother

Jan 4, 2022

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Ice Me Out

Since a child I was fascinated by finger rings because my grandmother wore a handful. All gold. All Godly. Some shy. Some gaudy.

Apr 20, 2019

Ice Me Out

Apr 20, 2019

Kondwani Fidel✏️

Education Behind The Bars of Poverty: Conditions of Learning Environments in Baltimore and Beyond.

Baltimore City students have been getting pistol whipped and robbed of their education for many years. Baltimore is currently trending in…

Jan 5, 2018

Education Behind The Bars of Poverty: Conditions of Learning Environments in Baltimore and Beyond.

Jan 5, 2018

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It is Hard Sleeping in A Cage

My heart was pounding like the paws of a panther chasing its prey — it was 5:33 in the morning. I kept waking up in 60 minute intervals…

Nov 24, 2017

It is Hard Sleeping in A Cage

Nov 24, 2017

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I’m Thankful For My Grandmother

A sickness kicked my mother in the belly in 1992 while she was getting her hair done by her friend Tina. My mother walked to Johns Hopkins…

Nov 24, 2017

I’m Thankful For My Grandmother

Nov 24, 2017

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This is Why I Wanna Die Young

“In this country a black man only have like 5 years where he can exhibit maximum strength and that’s right now while you’re a teenager…

Nov 6, 2017

This is Why I Wanna Die Young

Nov 6, 2017

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How a young boy has been decaying in Baltimore since age 10: A Death Note

If the sounds of gunshots were generated into song sales, Baltimore would’ve gone triple platinum by now. Murder has been opening its mouth…

Aug 17, 2017

How a young boy has been decaying in Baltimore since age 10: A Death Note

Aug 17, 2017

Kondwani Fidel✏️

Black Women Who Resist White Supremacy Are The Biggest Threats To America— R.I.P.

The sun dripped on my body like hot butter. You know, that summer time sun that drives children to swimming pools and emergency rooms. I…

Jun 21, 2017

Black Women Who Resist White Supremacy Are The Biggest Threats To America— R.I.P.

Jun 21, 2017

Kondwani Fidel✏️

Christianity Won’t Unshackle You From Racism

A message to my people of color in America.

Feb 2, 2017

Christianity Won’t Unshackle You From Racism

Feb 2, 2017

Kondwani Fidel✏️

Kondwani Fidel✏️

Award winning author of ‘Hummingbirds in The Trenches’ & ‘Raw Wounds’ | VSU Alum | M.F.A. Student | Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat: @KondwaniFidel

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