Your Authentic Voice Belongs In This Season
There is something I’ve noticed across history — and I feel it stirring again.
Whenever those in power get too big, too loud, too controlling…whenever they forget the people, forget compassion, forget humility…
That’s not the [...]

Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From — Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that “healing” means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit.The way we survived.
But healing isn’t about waging war on the very ground th [...]

This Is Why I Study Our Art — Deeply, Tenderly, Proudly
There comes a time when I grow beyond saying:
“That’s just old.”
“Just something from back then.”
“Just music, just fashion, just dancing.”
No.
Our art is memory.
Our art is survival.Our art is intelligence carried t [...]

Soul Train Dancer Tamechi Toney Briggs Influenced A Generation & Created Infamous MC Hammer Pants
Now all those years watching Soul Train and I did not make this connection when MC Hammer, who I was a huge fan of, came out. Watch Tamechi make the connection around the 13 minute mark. You realize that you saw the amazing outf [...]

Vivica A. Fox: A master class in showing up and showing out from her days on Soul Train
Soul Train dancers were not “just dancers.”
They were artists.
People sometimes talk about Soul Train like it was simply a place to party.
But look closer.
Those dancers were:
choreographers
stylists
s [...]

Soul Train: Where art became cross-cultural language
Soul Train. Soullll Train. The hippest trip in America.
(This was back when most households had about 5 television stations). I was in front of my television nearly every Saturday morning and pouted when I couldn't be. Then at [...]
Merry Christmas Brave and Courageous Survivors!
My feelings matter, even during the holidays. I’m allowed to honor them.
I choose to notice kindness instead of chasing approval.
Light is still here, even when the world feels quiet or cold.
[...]

Survivor Affirmations: The Beauty of Sharing Joy
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Sharing joy is one of the most honest things human beings do.
Joy doesn’t [...]

Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong
🎤 Dusty Springfield was a British singer known for her soulful voice and hit songs in the 1960s. Wikipedia
📅  1964: During a tour of South Africa, she refused to perform for segregated audiences under the country’s apartheid la [...]

When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
Nat King Cole really was attacked on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1956.
While performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingham before an all-white audience, a group of white segregationists rushed the s [...]

Meryl Streep: I AM Built from Endurance Not Approval
I am built from endurance, not approval. What lasts in me cannot be taken by time or opinion. [...]

It’s Not About Safety. It’s About How He Used His Body.
When people talk about Prince’s body—the injuries, the surgeries, the pain—they rarely say what they’re really saying.
They frame it as concern.As hindsight.As “if only.”
But beneath it is something older and sharper.
They ar [...]

Your Gifts Were Never Up for Debate
There is a hard truth that many people resist, especially when it threatens their comfort:
Life is not fair.And giftedness is not evenly distributed.
Some people are born with mechanics—of body, mind, perception, creativ [...]

An Affirmation for Choosing How You Live
Anyone who danced the way Prince danced—with that level of athleticism, speed, torque, elevation, repetition,and especially in heels—understood early on that this was not a
path designed for extreme longevity of the body.
Mor [...]

The Bold Choice to Live AND Thrive
Tyka said I could, so I did. -Prince (Tyka Nelson was Prince's sister who recently passed away)
Dancers understand this almost instinctively.
Anyone who danced the way Prince danced—with that level of athleticism, speed, torqu [...]

An Affirmation for Growing Beyond the Outer Markers
I am growing beyond symbols.
Beyond badges, titles, memberships, and borrowed names.
What once helped me find my footing no longer defines my depth.
I honor the seasons when I needed belonging to survive.I honor the nam [...]

An Affirmation for Choosing Active Goodness
Today, I look for quiet, healthy ways to do good.
 because my presence in the world carries weight.
I understand that goodness does not require exhaustion.It does not ask me to abandon myself.It flows best when I am grou [...]
AFFIRMATIONS AND SELF LOVE
HEALING JOURNEY
🌿 Affirmations to Silence Internalized Shame
For the Survivor who still carries what was never hers to hold.
The shame I carry does not belong to me. I lay it down, piece by piece, and r [...]
How Far Can You Go? (motivational video for Survivors)
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An Affirmation for Choosing Active Goodness
Today, I look for quiet, healthy ways to do good.
 because my presence in the world carries weight.
I understand that goodness does not requir [...]
🎵 Everyday People: A Prayer for Boundaries and Belonging
“I am everyday people…”
Simple words, sacred meaning.
Arrested Development’s “People Everyday” is more than a remix of a classic — it’s a less [...]
CONFIDENCE/POWER/RESILIENCE
Joy Is a Boundary Too
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Dear Survivor,
Some people won’t try to argue with your words.They’ll try to disturb your joy.
They’ll show up wit [...]

Artist Jossie Harris Thacker: Building On Where You Come From — Without Going To War With It
Some of us were taught that “healing” means disowning everything that shaped us.
The accent.The neighborhood.The elders.The songs.The faith.The grit. [...]

The Nose That Changed Everything
I come from a generation that watched our celebrities alter their noses — narrowing, reshaping, and refining — just to be seen, to get work, to surviv [...]
HEALTHING JOURNEY
Confidence Moves Dreams to Reality (video short)
Confidence Moves by Tonya GJ Prince [...]
🌸 Groovy Affirmations: My Hair, My Glory, My Groove
My curls, coils, kinks, and waves are a love letter from God.
The texture of my hair tells stories my ancestors whispered into my roots.
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Brittany Goodwin| The One Thing Blocking Your Dream Life (And How to Fix It)
She meditated in a salt cave recently and felt a huge release of stress and anxiety.
Stress lowers our vibration and we have to be mindful of what [...]
đź’” When They Still Protect the Person Who Hurt You
There’s a heartbreak that goes beyond the original harm.
It’s the silence.The excuses.The polite smiles at family gatherings.The messages from mutual [...]
Justification of MY Healing Timeline is Not Part of My Journey
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Others will say you “should be over it by now.”But healing isn’t a race.And grief doesn’t [...]
ART HEALS
Compassion at the Table: Nothing New, This How We Do
Where I am from, when we say DEI, we’re saying:
“You belong here. I see you. I will work so that you can be safe, heard, and fully present.”
I [...]
Soul Music Connects to Your Soul and Your Spirit
“Soul music is true to its name. It's music that connects to your soul, your spirit. … when people can emotionally connect with something or it helps [...]
When Being Yourself Is Labeled “Political”: Why some people are punished simply for showing up
Nat King Cole really was attacked on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1956.
While performing at the Municipal Auditorium in Birmingh [...]
Your Voice Is a Lighthouse: Keep Shining Through the Noise (Featuring Amazing Animated Story by BigBoi)
I woke up and encountered this story by BigBoi. Made my morning.
Your story has the power to do that too. Keep living. Keep crafting your storytel [...]
Theme Music Playlist for the Storms
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Surviving Abuse Daily: I Can’t Do This Without Laughing
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