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Joel Leon.

take your time.

it can take a while for things to gain traction. to feel like movement is happening in the moment. but with a little patience, and a little…

1 min readMar 8, 2023

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Joel Leon.

what if right now was not treated like some far gone conclusion?

what if this moment was all that we had to savor in? to swim with? a steady shore of yes and sure, close to vest, pushing away the drowning…

1 min readMar 8, 2023

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Joel Leon.

my favorite version of self is the version that doesn’t require applause, approval or attention to…

that version lives in you too — the curious one; experimental and adventurous — asking the questions to the sun and moon, willing to beckon…

1 min readMar 7, 2023

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Joel Leon.

Jadakiss Deserves His Flowers

The emcee may need to be in all of our Top 5 DOA’s after that Verzus masterclass

7 min readAug 13, 2021

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Joel Leon.

I Was Going To Write a Think Piece About DaBaby’s Homophobia — But He’s Trash

And ashy. And uninformed.

1 min readJul 28, 2021

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I Was Going To Write a Think Piece About DaBaby’s Homophobia — But He’s Trash

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Joel Leon.

Let’s Talk About Sex

How we talk about sex has largely been shaped by whiteness — it’s time to change that.

8 min readApr 8, 2021

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Joel Leon.

Letters To My Daughters: You Never Have To Remain Silent About Abuse

For too long, women have remained quiet about the abuse they’ve suffered at the hands of men who were meant to protect them

3 min readApr 3, 2021

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Joel Leon.

Letters To My Daughters: Black Art As Revolution

Our art gets to inspire — and be inspired by — cultural and political shifts

3 min readMar 5, 2021

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Letters To My Daughters: Black Art As Revolution

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Joel Leon.
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What Dad Wants You to Know About ’90s Hip-Hop Soundtracks

The energy can’t be duplicated

5 min readFeb 27, 2021

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What Dad Wants You to Know About ’90s Hip-Hop Soundtracks

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Joel Leon.

Letters To My Daughters: What I Will Tell My Little Black Girls About Their Blackness

Black girls deserve to live in the beauty of their Blackness

4 min readFeb 5, 2021

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Joel Leon.

Joel Leon.

he/him. @tedtalks giver. @EBONYmag / @medium writer. @frankwhiteco . creative. @taylorstrategy senior copywriter. @thecc_nyc 21’ class. @twloha board. #BRONX

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