Category: AUDIO/VIDEO
There Are No Children Here: When Survival Makes a Child Grow Up Too Soon
In 1993, Oprah Winfrey starred in a television movie called There Are No Children Here. She played LaJoe Rivers, a Black mother raising her children i [...]
You Remember the Beat. But Do You Remember What Chubb Rock Was Saying?
I have been thinking about Chubb Rockâs âTreat âEm Rightâ.
Maybe it is because I keep hearing people talk about hip-hop as though an entire generat [...]
Why Does He Get Angry When Youâre Happy? When Your Joy Becomes a Problem in a Controlling Relationship
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Survivor Affirmations: I Am Allowed to Be More than My Worst Decision
Maybe we don't have more talented female singers in mainstream markets these days because we never learned how to treat them?Â
There was something [...]
Nell Carter: A Voice That Refused to Break
When I was a child, Nell Carter was one of my favorite entertainers. She still is. I had to share her with millions of other people though.
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Across the Water: We Were Never Surviving Alone
There is a way of telling Black history that can accidentally leave Black Americans standing alone.
We learn about the courage it took to survive s [...]
The Afro-Peruvian Woman Who Started Telling the Story She Couldn’t Find
Natalia Barrera Francis did not have to invent an Afro-Peruvian history. It was already there. Generations of Afro-Peruvian people had lived, worked, [...]
Survivor Affirmation: I Was Not Raised with Silver Spoons, But with Iron Will
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I was not raised with silver spoons, but with iron will.The hood taught me rhythm, resilience, and how to breathe through storms.I ho [...]
A Life Well Played: The Legacy of Hal Williams
clip originally shared by @DjCobreezy on X.com
What stands out to me about Hal Williams is that he represented something important in Black tel [...]
Finding Freedom Through Movement: How Dance Becomes a Healing Journey from Abuse đâ¨
So, the fabulous Eartha Kitt was a triple threat. Dancer, singer, and actor. She was also a Survivor.
By every reasonable understanding of the word, [...]