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,
Conversations With My Trump-Supporting Neighbor
I’m new to this neighborhood. My boyfriend is not. And, for the most part, he knows the neighbors on both sides and the ones across the street. Well, one of
How We Can Help We Get the Medical Treatment We Deserve
After the first day of physical therapy, my 12-year-old daughter said, “He deserve a raise. He made me feel cared about.” As simple as that statement was, it stuck with
Carter G. Woodson and the History of Black History Month
While writing Krak Teet, I wrote a poem that described the elder stories I was gathering. The poem began and ended by saying: I’ma write a book because I’m tired
Elijah Muhammad’s Life is Worth Some Note-Taking
And if you believe in numerology, Elijah Muhammad has those 7s all over him. He was born in Sandersville, Georgia, which is about an hour east of Macon (and about