Makonnen Tendaji“I don’t wanna die young, cuz the system is f*cked up”The American child welfare system is an anti-Black institution.Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Makonnen Tendaji“Keep that sh*t inside, it don’t matter how hard it be”Protect Black Children III: Trauma & Exposure to ViolenceOct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Makonnen Tendaji“How would I live if God guaranteed my life was long?”The needs of Black children must be our highest priority on the collective mission to transform the conditions of Black people.Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
Makonnen Tendaji“Death gotta be easy, cuz life is hard.”I would like to situate hip-hop as an entity that extracts, packages, and mass distributes Black male trauma…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Makonnen Tendaji“Trauma went untreated, a lot of sh*t on my mind.”“To be Black and male in amerikan society is to live under the omnipresence of violence and death.”Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020