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Yomi Ṣode

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307 total appearances

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Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

And Jack Shepard?

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

One week before the final trial, he ran for fear to Georgia, an animalistic fear that had him jumping on a plane with not much of a plan.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Both men fled because they could.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Crossed borders with ease because they could.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Because white skin is white skin everywhere.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Because privilege, irrespective of time, allows a grace period.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Um...

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

A slightly more fun part, there's this cheeky fourth part of what I was working with Caravaggio as well.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

And I'll say that's purely to be a troll.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

And I say this because the idea of talking, if I was to just write about these situations and I feel there's a bunch of people who are more than aware of all the things that happen, but they turn a blind eye all the time.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

which is left for someone like me to deal with, or countless amounts of black and brown people to just deal with.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

And it was just the idea that, oh, I can actually maybe title something along the lines of a Caravaggio painting, but then it has absolutely nothing to do with him.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

But it does have something to do with him.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

To some degree.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

And just to go into a sequence, this one particular is called Top Boy Summer House.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Now, Top Boy, Netflix series, if you're old school like me, it's been on since like 2011.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Channel 4 before they cancelled season 2.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

I will never forgive them for that.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

Then it came back on Netflix.

Poetry Unbound
Poetry Unbound in Conversation — Rachel Mann and Yomi Ṣode

But there was something about that Channel 4 season that was really special.