Are Quilts an Expression of Hoodoo?
Hoodoo is a set of beliefs and behaviors that are meant to protect you, heal you, guide you, and get your needs/desires met via the power of the spirit. Protection
Following Zora’s Dust Tracks in Ft. Pierce
Zora Neale Hurston was a writer and anthropologist who was born in 1891 and died in 1960. I refer to my work as Zora Neale Hurstoning for a few reasons:
Book Recommendations for Hoodoo Heritage Month
Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston …is a travel narrative that explores her experiences and observations in Haiti and Jamaica, focusing on the practices of voodoo, the complexities of
Vera Mae Green: A Black Woman, Black Belt, Quaker, and Anthropologist
That whole Bohemian style—Vera Mae Green was already on it. It’s trendy now, but some folks are naturally drawn to “eclectic” patterns and colors. Fabrics that make us feel free.
What I Say to My Kids About Code-Switching and Talking Black
When I say “my kids,” I’m referring to the ones I birthed and the ones I teach during #KrakTeet4Kids workshops and camps. Literacy has been a big part of my
We some loud people (for good reason too)
I went to a retreat centered on Black + Native Histories a couple weeks ago, and that’s the main message that I got from it: We some loud people (for
Great Migration, Pt. 2: Systematic Oppression Back Then and Now
by Diamond Afeni “It occurred to me that no matter where I lived, geography could not save me.”― Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns Systematic oppression, at its core,
The Great Migration: When Black Folks Left the South
by Diamond Afeni Beside the slave trade, black peoples’ largest migration in this country began in the mid 1915s and ended in the 1970s. Before that, according to the United
The Difference Between Louisiana Cajun and Creole
Cajun and creole are used interchangeably these days, as if they mean the same thing. Kinda like Gullah and Geechee, except the Gullah Geechee really are the same people with
Hallelujah Moments from the Movie “Beloved”
The book came out in 1987 and the movie came out in 1998. So I don’t want to hear nothing ’bout a spoiler. Beloved was created by Toni Morrison and