Christina Ann Rinaldi

Category: Poetry

  • Do you know Ziwe? Icon.

    I just finished the book “Black Friend//Essays” by Ziwe, which I saw on her onset bookshelf while watching an episode of her show on Youtube. I spent all-day yesterday, (a balmy Saturday afternoon and evening) reading chapter after chapter until my sight started to blur, and woke up to unknowingly finish the last few chapters…

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  • Howard Thurman

    This is my Howard Thurman appreciation post. Chapter 5: Love “He placed a crown over her head which for the rest of her life she would keep trying to grow tall enough to wear.” p. 106

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  • Something to pray to.

    There are so many reasons to pray the rosary. It is a powerfully calming, and meditative way to spend 20 minutes. I recorded the above rosary with my mom one day, added some background music, and curated a compilation of religious imagery to accompany the audio. I thought it was finished, but something felt off.…

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