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In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph

In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph

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For Thelma and Gladys
On grandmothers, mutual aid, and what endures when systems harm.
 • Frederick Joseph
Last one of the year.
A note on care, survival, and why this moment matters.
 • Frederick Joseph
Emotions Do Not Obey Time
I am eighteen, a few weeks from my high school graduation, and the floor of Red Lobster is carpeted in a gray that pretends it is neutral.
 • Frederick Joseph
I Planted Something
Last night I went to see Erykah Badu for the 25th anniversary of her album Mama’s Gun, and between the end of the show and this morning on my flight I…
 • Frederick Joseph
Presence As Survival
Being here in a time that pushes us toward performance and harm.
 • Frederick Joseph
Loving In A Broken Time
I wrote this poem because the world feels unbearably heavy right now, and I needed language that could hold the weight without collapsing.
 • Frederick Joseph
Democrats’ Collapse and the Theater of Courage
How the Democratic Party mistook surrender for strategy and turned moral momentum into political collapse.
 • Frederick Joseph
We Earned This Light
On Zohran Mamdani, belonging, and the long labor of believing in one another.
 • Frederick Joseph
Millions Have Lost SNAP Benefits. Here’s What I’m Doing About It.
Too many families are being left to figure out hunger alone.
 • Frederick Joseph
What Do We Do After We Hear Her?
Why The Voice of Hind Rajab should haunt us all.
 • Frederick Joseph
D’Angelo Gave Us Back to Ourselves
Redefining Black genius and turning survival into a song.
 • Frederick Joseph
Hell Yeah, Y'all Did That
We raised $25,000 for families and I'm running for Gaza.
 • Frederick Joseph
In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph
In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph
This is a space for reflection and reckoning. It looks at the world and the self in the same breath, tracing how culture, power, politics, and personal experience collide to shape who we are. Each piece seeks clarity in the chaos, finding meaning
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