Unearthing the stories buried by complacency and time
In short: Poet and freedom fighter Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa performs a powerful exploration of Black motherhood in America. This performance highlights the inextricable link between the personal experience of raising a family and the broader political struggle for liberation.
In her poem "The Joys of Motherhood," Katwiwa examines the specific realities of Black mothers, positioning their lived experiences as central to the Movement for Black Lives. She argues that these two spheres—the domestic and the political—cannot be separated.
The performance serves as an act of artistic excavation. Katwiwa describes the artist's role as uncovering narratives that are often suppressed by time or a general sense of complacency, bringing hidden histories into the light of public consciousness.
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