A Juneteenth Reflection for SurvivorAffirmations: Not a Bill. A Bridge.
Some of us grew up hearing about sacrifice in ways that hurt. “I did everything for you.” “After
Some of us grew up hearing about sacrifice in ways that hurt. “I did everything for you.” “After
So my childhood was spent learning this song. We sang this and other songs like it for assemblies.
We are not living in the time of afterschool specials, radio dedications, and songs that reached through the
The adults around us didn’t even have “McDonald’s money” when cheeseburgers were four for a dollar. How do
Why do some people calm your brain while others drain it? One of our favorite psychiatrists, Dr. Tracey
There are some songs that do not simply play. They enter the room. They adjust the light. They
Some anxiety does not need another explanation. It needs a doorway out of the body. Sometimes anxiety does
The empty nest is not the end of motherhood. It may be the beginning of a woman’s re-encounter
“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It
Elizabeth Packard was not simply a “wronged wife.” She was a mother. A thinker. A religious dissenter. A
There is a particular kind of tired that comes from knowing something is happening in your body, then
I just discovered something beautiful. There are two kinds of “GoGo.” One was born in Washington, DC. One
Tyron Woodley’s mother congratulates Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 “It’s all good, baby. It’s all
Ketty Lester deserves more than a passing mention. She deserves the kind of appreciation that slows the room
updated from March 24, 2024 Somatic healing is not just “take a deep breath and calm down.” Sometimes
✨ Affirmation ✨ Their words tried to cling to me like chains, but I shook them off. Their
There is an old lie that keeps getting dressed up as wisdom. It says Black communities do not
I like Bob Fosse too. He was a brilliant dancer and choreographer. But his style is heavily influenced
DARVO becomes even more dangerous when it borrows from racism, sexism, and old lies about Black women and
Nat King Cole really was attacked on stage during a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1956. While performing
updated from 2 1 25 In times of struggle, we lean on music to remind us who we
🎤 Dusty Springfield was a British singer known for her soulful voice and hit songs in the 1960s.
♥ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you,