Category: RESILIENCE
Esther Rolle Was Called a Troublemaker. Her Answer Was, “But So Be It.”
Some people will call you difficult when you stop making things easy for them.
They'll say "you've changed." They'll say you have an "attitude." Th [...]
Angela Bofill: When the Voice Was Gone, the Love Remained
Remembering an extraordinary Afro-Latina singer, her otherworldly voice, and the woman whose life was so much bigger than her music.
So [...]
Black TV Comfort Watchlists: Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s Episodes for a Cozy Holiday Season
Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's. Because Healing Requires Joy.
Some of us remember when holiday television was an event all by itself.
You [...]
Sometimes Your Haters Are Your Unpaid Strength Coaches (updated for additional evidence of greatness)
Angel went straight to the source at the end of the game 😭
updated from July/2026
Listen, I love seeing female athletes reject that "sugar and s [...]
Bernie Mac Didn’t Become a Star Overnight: 8 Life Lessons About Dreams, Starting Late, and Living Fully.
In the Black American community, there is an endless supply of undiscovered talent. I remember hearing about Bernie Mac telling an entire audience tha [...]
Dionne Warwick: Why Reinvention Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date
From Valley of the Dolls to Heartbreaker, the remarkable career of a woman who kept growing
One of the things I find fascinating about Dionne Warwi [...]
Jungle Boogie: The Joy of Funk and Giving Yourself Permission to Feel Good
Sometimes the music reminds us that we are still alive, and that is reason enough to dance.
There is something wonderfully uplifting about “Jungle Bo [...]
The Cabin Kids: Black Children, Beautiful Voices, and the Joy We Kept Singing Into the World
Black history holds more than what was done to us. It holds everything we created, loved, celebrated, and shared with the world.
So GenX+? Who else [...]
Edward Crawford Jr. Tried to Protect Children in Ferguson. We Should Remember His Story.
Remembering Edward Crawford Jr., Darren Seals, and the Ferguson protesters whose lives and deaths deserve more than silence.
There is a photograph [...]
I Don’t Have to Explain the Boundaries That Keep Me Safe
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You’ve explained enough.
Why you stayed. Why you left.Why you didn’t speak sooner. Why you [...]