Anne Victoria Photography

Above photos by Fieldson Photography

🤡🤡🤡 Thought about not even looking at them, but most of them are hurt people fighting for their chains. I’ll have more on it in the morning, but for now just know I have nothing to prove or defend. Most of these folks are strangers. Most of these folks won’t let themselves be free. And the coping strategy for that is to lash out, even at folks just trying to help or share joy. So thanks for giving my pages a boost while you’re here and I hope you have a DAY. Kisses 🌹 #joyistherevolution

Joy is the revolution. Joy is our revolution. Joy is my revolution. PS The song in the background is a clip of 'Love Let the Wind Cry...How I Adore Thee' by Undine Smith Moore. You can listen to the full track on my latest album at tarapriolo.bandcamp.com. #joyistherevolution

3 days. A wealth of knowledge passed down. To you in the tradition of the Negro Spiritual. Use code ALBUMPURCHASE for $10 off if you’ve purchased either of my albums. Use code ACCESSIBILITY for 50% the price. If you need a payment plan or further discount pricing just dm me! All are welcome to engage in this magic as we Blacken the Canon together. #joyistherevolution #blackenthecanon

There will always be people who disagree with you - there will be people who disagree with this take and I’m sure they’ll be in the comment section. And that is okay. In our effort to protect those most oppressed we sometimes end up harming them. We sometimes end up serving ourselves. I think this happens to a lot of white folks. You think silence is protection, you think perfection is protection… These are the remnants of whispers of white supremacist delulu. And white supremacy is dying. It will try anything to cling to us. It will latch onto us and feed. Throughout history there have been Black, brown and other members of the global majority who actually believed in the statement “no one is free until everyone is free” which includes white folks. White supremacy traps you assigned white at birth folks too. You deserve liberation too. And who better to learn about liberation from that liberatory Black art and music (resistance or not). And who better to bring it into spaces that we are not welcome than YOU who are welcomed. We’re taking a first step next week June 15, 16, & 18 in my Negro Spiritual Intensive. Discount codes are available in my broadcast channel and the link to sign up is the top link in my IG bio. Getting lost? Drop “spiritual” in DMs or my comments and I’ll drop it to you directly. I am happy to hear thoughts and concerns in the comment section or DMs. I monitor heavily so don’t be afraid to comment whatever is coming to mind. #joyistherevolution

What’s something you’ve changed your mind about as a singer? #joyistherevolution

This work is too important for you to be silenced by your fear. You will get the same amount of vitriol for speaking/singing out as you will for being silent. It’s a choice. It is also a choice to gate-keep (for VERY justified reasons). But that is a tool of the master AND no group of people is a monolith. You’ll find that many, many Black folks welcome well sung and non-appropriative performances of spirituals. At the end of the day there’s a choice for Black folks too - to lift and push and build all on our own or to accept some help. Accept that some spicy non-Black folks are needed in this fight for liberation AND that we’re all gonna mess this ish up. The choice is each of ours and we don’t all have to make the same one. My choice (currently) is to cultivate equitable, diverse spaces to share lived experience & music to move all of us closer to liberation. I’m starting next week with Blacken the Canon: Negro Spiritual Intensive. June 15, 16, & 18 Google Meet $70 OR Less with discount codes ACCESSIBILITY (50% off) or ALBUMPURCHASE ($10 off) Top link in my bio on IG or DM or comment ‘spiritual’ and I’ll get you the link directly. #joyistherevolution

19 days or less 👀👀👀 Discount codes for Negro Spiritual Intensive are: ACCESSIBILITY for 50% ALBUMPURCHASE for $10 If you need a further discount, please don’t hesitate to DM. Top link in my bio to purchase! The Liberated Voice Practice information is at the second link in my bio on IG. My albums are also at that second link! Drop a comment or DM ‘offers’ if you get lost and I’ll drop ya links directly. #joyistherevolution

I, unequivocally believe that in no particular order: Black lives matter; no human is illegal; Indigenous land, water, and rights must be protected; love is love; women’s rights are human rights; solidarity with trans people and issues is essential. What do you believe? #joyistherevolution