Black Faith Still Can't Be Washed Away

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Win, Baby, Win
Not an election postmortem, more of just a scream into the void. [November 18, 2024, edited March 15, 2025]
Mar 16 • 
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February 2025

How Would I Explain All of This To You
An incomplete letter to a proverbial kid [November 2024]
Feb 3 • 
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June 2023

New Year
{unpublished draft from Jan 3, 2022}
Jun 14, 2023 • 
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Sticking to our lanes
My lazy ass will not be blowing anything up {unposted draft from August 29, 2021}
Jun 7, 2023 • 
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Detailing, Defining the field
What the hell am I doing, practically speaking {unposted draft from May 2021}
Jun 5, 2023 • 
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September 2021

A Kehinde Wiley Piece in Portland
He's a man in the room.
Sep 30, 2021 • 
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Some wounds
We're not meant to heal from it all.
Sep 11, 2021 • 
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May 2021

2015
Was maybe the last time I'd written something I'd liked, the streak continues.
May 10, 2021 • 
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April 2021

There is no reason for any of this
On posting old drafts that maintain some relevance after 4 months.
Apr 26, 2021 • 
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March 2021

Well let's begin
White folks get ya peoples.
Mar 17, 2021 • 
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December 2020

I'll try to tell the truth like Kiese, Solange, and the IPCC. But mostly, I'll talk about my feelings.
Welcome to Black Faith Still Can't Be Washed Away by me, David Amanfu.
Dec 18, 2020 • 
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