Time keeps moving on, but we don’t seem to ever fully move on with it. See, I was nowhere near the city of New York, or planet Earth for that matter, when fashionable socialites of Manhattan and every surrounding borough, waited in lines–sometimes only to be humiliated and turned away–all to get into the Studio […]
Brandi Carlile
You get discouraged, don’t you, girl? It’s your brother’s world for a while longer We gotta dance with the devil on a river To beat the stream Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder They come to kick dirt in your face To call you weak and then displace you After carrying […]
In Her Words: Being Black in South Africa Vs. the U.S.
With July 4th behind us, we’re continuing to dive deeper into the nuanced questions of freedom. The American fantasy of “freedom” is far from lived experience. Our dear friend (and AMAZING writer!), Magogodi oaMphela Makhene, offers us a view inside her own experience–having grown up in South Africa–witnessing the inconsistencies and hypocrisies within the stories […]
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
In the spirit of July 4th and it being “freedom” month here at DORÉ, we felt it important to take a reflective moment and ask ourselves: What does “freedom” mean to me/ us/ you? Source: DORÉ – Linne Halpern
Work, Life, Freedom
I’m not really someone who’s known for her carefree spirit. I like routine and I like stability. When it comes down to it, my daily satisfaction is almost directly correlated with the amount of coffee consumed at one of my three trusted coffee shops, double cleansing and moisturizing twice, wearing one of roughly five pre-selected […]
Coretta Scott King
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. – Coretta Scott King Source: DORÉ – DORÉ