Protected: “We All Cousins: An Awakening of Family, Earth, and Spirit”
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Carrying the Spirit: Jery Taylor’s Artful Preservation of Gullah Geechee Traditions
Jery Taylor’s journey is not just a story of personal resilience but also a vivid tapestry of the cultural and historical significance of the Gullah Geechee people. Her life is
Focus on What You Can Control: Things to Do Instead of Worrying About Our Post-Election Fate
The White House got a lot of us in a tizzy right now, and news of who’s been appointed for what position and what it will mean for our children,
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,