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El Williams III

@elda3rd

he|him I study literature & creative writing | doctoral student at the University of Houston | writing a couple of books | reading a lot of books | chillin

 Houston, TX
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Joined February 2012
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@KevOnStageOct 28
I just genuinely love being Black.
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I Have to Write the Book You’ll Burn poets.org/poem/i-have-write-…
I Have to Write the Book You’ll Burn

I Have to Write the Book You’ll Burn

I pull paper from the printer. Find half-empty unlined notebooks

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@notgwendalupeSep 15
29 years ago, Janet Jackson released "Got 'Till Its Gone."
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$@jxtsummerSep 15
self-analysis is so important. you gotta know where you went wrong to figure out how to get right
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@eltoowavySep 13
Music is right up there next to oxygen
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@shirlsssssssAug 1
i like people who communicate like they actually want you in their life.
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Deion 𓋹
@CalmDeionJul 25
An open mind is attractive.
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fàgó
@Fago9ereJul 25
If we dating, we both gotta make it our priority to push each other to become a better us
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femiiiiii.@femiiisznJul 24
i need to sit by the ocean and disassociate for like three days.
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trex@_trexsznJul 22
The universe gotta funny way of reminding you to focus on yourself.
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TQ 🐦‍⬛@elmstreetratJul 23
THE remix, btw.
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@easylikepheezyJul 22
I miss when a remix meant a new beat, different structure, a slight change of lyrics with MAYBE a feature 🫩
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Missy Elliott performing ‘Hot Boyz’ w/ Lil’ Mo • TOTP (2000)
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Books Behind Borders
@MHTruthUltraJul 22
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes. I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
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I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer poets.org/poem/i-never-dream…
I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer

I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer

Inside our embrace are our graves / The way inside the pit is the peach

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@Phil_Lewis_May 19
The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”
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ٰ@nethingeyMay 18
HAPPY 33 YEARS TO THE ONLY ALBUM TO EVER EXIST IN HUMAN HISTORY
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Dwayne@TheStevenDwayneMay 13
As a millennial it’s crazy to witness the rebrand of Ebonics. People use to think you wouldn’t make it in the real world if you used it.
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And it’s called EBONICS. Not AAVE.
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RNB RADAR
@rnbradarMay 14
Happy 60th birthday to the legendary Raphael Saadiq 🎈
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Big Michael Michael@glynderella_May 12
And he was right
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solange hourly@solangehourlyMay 11
the saint heron studio for PIN-UP magazine. interior design by solange
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