"May our visibility be an offering of gratitude to those we dedicate our practice to. The ancestors, past selves, younger cousins, teachers and non-human creatures we owe our breath and possibility to. We didn’t come from nowhere. We come from the freedom fighters who took their imagination to the streets, we come from the parents whose direct action was reading us Tar Beach at night, we come from the hands that prepared the meals for the meeting. Praying hands. We come from all the black feminist theory we now get the privilege to rehearse in theater of the street, the home, the classroom. I show up if only to say thank you, thank you, thank you. It wasn’t in vain, it wasn’t in vain because of you I am possible. It wasn’t in vain. Because of you WE are possible." — Ayana Zaire Cotton Resources: Enroll here using code EARLY-SPRING-24 for $100 off Register for the last Worldbuilding Workshop of the season if you have any questions before enrolling! Download the ⁠Creative Offer Questionnaire to Oneself⁠ Subscribe to ⁠Seeda School Substack⁠ for weekly essay and podcast releases straight into your inbox Listen to "Off The Grid" interview with Amelia Hruby on Softer Sounds or any podcast player. Follow Ayana on Instagram: ⁠@ayzaco⁠ Follow Seeda School on Instagram: ⁠@seedaschool Cover Art: Tschabalala Self, Out of Body, 2015. Oil and fabric collage on canvas 72 × 60 inches (182.9 × 152.4 cm). Photo by Charles Mayer. Acquavella Galleries. © Tschabalala Self