Recognize Dat Kujichagulia
:: To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves Zora Neale Hurston, describing her childhood, said “My soul was with the gods and my body in
Umoja on the Other Side of the Tracks
Umoja: to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race When we think of unity in our communities, the Civil Rights Movement undoubtedly comes to mind.
In Honor of The Children of Folks Who Migrate: An Interview with Angela Davis Johnson, Pt. 2
In April of 2022, I interviewed Angela Davis Johnson about her upcoming art show in Atlanta. She named it HOTFOOT. This is Part 2 of that interview. In Part 1,
In Honor of the Children of Folks Who Migrate: An Interview with Angela Davis Johnson, Pt. 1
“I’m from a lot of spaces, because my father was in the military. But I claim East Arkansas because that’s where my family is from. It’s the last place my grandmother
Ntozake Shange was Geechee AF and Hoodoo AF
Ntozake Shange's ancestors were Geechee, so she was too. And she taught us how to access to the moon, heal, and have daily visits with the spirits. She was both
What stuck with me after homeschooling my chi’ren for years
My chi’ren are four years apart, and I pulled both of ’em outta 4th grade to unschool ’em. My son went back to school in the 9th grade and 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
Igbo Landing Be Like, “They Would’ve Had to Kill Us Too!”
When we see or read about the horrors of slavery and say, “they would’ve had to kill me,” the Africans who resisted at Igbo Landing on St. Simon’s Island be like,