7 Books on Gullah Geechee Culture
Krak Teet by Trelani Michelle The first-hand accounts in this book are transcribed directly from the grandchildren of the enslaved who laid the city’s treasured cobblestone roads and introduced its
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
Time to gwine ‘ome to hoodoo
It’s Hoodoo Heritage Month, and I usually post “So Hoodoo Ain’t Voodoo?” Every year, I get a lot of love for that article, but I get a lot of backlash
John Langston Gwaltney: Your Life Purpose Requires Your Abilities, Disabilities, and Life Experiences
…Soji is the word for an unbaptised person in the old-time religion. Such unbaptized persons learned the core Black way by listening to their elders. And the other thing that
Zora Neale Hurston’s 1948 arrest taught me some thangs
In September 1948, Zora was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy. He said Zora and two other adults would pay him 50 cents to violate him and
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.
I Change My Mind About Black August
Black August is for black people and by black people. It started in 1971 after George Jackson, his brother, and four others were killed at San Quentin State Prison. The
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