Category: Culture

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Soul Train Dancer Tamechi Toney Briggs Influenced A Generation & Created Infamous MC Hammer Pants

Soul Train Dancer Tamechi Toney Briggs Influenced A Generation & Created Infamous MC Hammer Pants

I've been screaming! No one was going to tell me?  Now all those years watching Soul Train and I did not make this connection when MC Hammer, who I a [...]
Soul Train: Where art became cross-cultural language

Soul Train: Where art became cross-cultural language

Soul Train. Soullll Train. The hippest trip in America.  I was in front of my television nearly every Saturday morning and pouted when I couldn't be. [...]
An Affirmation for Choosing How You Live

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 [...]
Black American Holiday Movie Binge

Black American Holiday Movie Binge

Thanks to these two wonderful creators for sharing this list with us. And thanks to all the creators....the actors, writers, caterers, assistants, p [...]
Your Voice Is a Lighthouse: Keep Shining Through the Noise (Featuring Amazing Animated Story by BigBoi)

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 [...]
The Nose That Changed Everything

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 [...]
They Went to a Jamaica Retreat Before a Hurricane and Found Belonging

They Went to a Jamaica Retreat Before a Hurricane and Found Belonging

I am a fan of how people from the African diaspora give love and how we embrace others.  There are seasons when life feels like a storm that just won [...]
When the Leaves Turn Black: Affirmations for Renewal and Release (video by Kirby)

When the Leaves Turn Black: Affirmations for Renewal and Release (video by Kirby)

I love the trips that Kirby's music takes us on..... Affirmations that she inspires...... I transform what once felt like “black leaves” [...]
🌤️ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain

🌤️ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain

There comes a moment — after the thunder, after the tears — when the air feels different. It’s quieter. Cleaner. You can finally see what was [...]
🌸 Groovy Affirmations: My Hair, My Glory, My Groove

🌸 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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