An invocation of integrity to Brother(hood)

By Orlando Zane Hunter Jr and Ricarrdo Valentine

January 13, 2022, PUBLISHED BY IN DANCE

Two Black men wearing straw hats. — Photo by Ramy Mam. [ID: Ricarrdo’s (L) head is tilted to the side holding cast iron skillet and tongs and Orlando (R) holding knives in a X position. Both are wearing light brown hats with a hint of a jeans overalls. There is a tattoo of a hummingbird on Orlando’s right shoulder.]

“Our hoods have been strategized, hijacked, and stigmatized for social inadequacy under a hypocartic system. Moving through challenges like food insecurity, land rental, high health risks and public transportation, the Black communities we come from fight back with ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.”

To read the full poem, click here.

This article appeared in the Winter 2022 issue of In Dance.

Brother(hood) Dance! is an interdisciplinary duo that seeks to inform its audiences on the socio-political and environmental injustices from a global perspective, bringing clarity to the same-gender-loving Black experiences in the 21st century.

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