Alice Walker (and there’s no relation there, that I know of) mentioned in Temple of My Familiar, that one of the characters would have these odd moments of serendipity. Like,
Nia (Purpose): To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness “True greatness and growth never occur
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