Jacklyn TomlinThe Ballot or the Bullet: Ownership, Investment, and Belonging through Black NationalismReclaiming Power: How Black Nationalism and Civic Engagement Transform Our Communities1d ago1d ago
Jacklyn TomlinThe Intersections of Literacy and Blackness: A Journey of Liberation and LoveA Love of Literacy Passed from Mother to Daughter: A Legacy of Strength, Feminism, and Freedom.Aug 22Aug 22
Jacklyn TomlinIf You Can Make It Here, You Can Make It Anywhere? Maybe not.Rethinking the NYC Dream: Is Surviving in the City Still a Badge of Honor?Aug 18Aug 18
Jacklyn TomlinLeaving Fool’s Paradise: A Journey to Advocacy and Self-RealizationStepping Out of Society’s Box and Embracing the Power of Your Voice.Aug 16Aug 16
Jacklyn TomlinFinding Connection in Disconnection: A Love Letter to June Jordan and Black WomenA love letter to a Black Woman. You are loved you are worthy of your desires.Aug 13Aug 13
Jacklyn TomlinEmbracing the Ocean: Healing, Resistance, and the Power of Rest.Reclaiming Our Waters: The Power of Rest, Ritual, and Ancestral ConnectionAug 12Aug 12
Jacklyn TomlinVinyl Memories: The Reggae Records That Spoke My Father’s LoveIn this personal essay, I explore how my father’s love for reggae music became the unspoken language of our household.Aug 4Aug 4
Jacklyn TomlinThe Forgotten Black Vote: A Reflection on Community and Leadership in Jamaica, QueensI grew up in Jamaica, Queens, and have been a lifelong resident. As a child, our community was a place of warmth and insulation, a world of…Aug 2Aug 2
Jacklyn TomlinTo Be Black and Disabled“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off…Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
