Category: JOY
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. [...]
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.
O [...]
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 c [...]
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 [...]
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 te [...]
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 app [...]
Survivor Affirmations: The Beauty of Sharing Joy
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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 hi [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]