Category: VIDEO
Different Go-Go, Same Refusal to Disappear into Misery
I just discovered something beautiful.
There are two kinds of āGoGo.ā
One was born in Washington, DC.
One comes from Tanzania.
And somehow [...]
Ketty Lester: Honor the Firsts, Remember the Closed Doors
Ketty Lester deserves more than a passing mention. She deserves the kind of appreciation that slows the room down.
Born Revoyda Frierson in Hope, Ark [...]
The 12 Somatic Knots of Trauma ā The Complete Map from Sacrum to Jaw (and How to Untie Them)
updated from March 24, 2024
Somatic healing is not just ātake a deep breath and calm down.ā
Sometimes your body is holding a story your mout [...]
The Lie of āNot Enough Trained Peopleā: What Martin, Motown, and Black Representation Already Proved
There is an old lie that keeps getting dressed up as wisdom.
It says Black communities do not get full representation because there are not enough āt [...]
12 Facts About Sounds of Blackness and Their Uplifting Song āOptimisticā
updated from 2 1 25
In times of struggle, we lean on music to remind us who we are, where weāve been, and what weāre capable of. Sounds of Blac [...]
Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesnāt Mean You Were Wrong
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Keep on Movin: Quotes on Perseverance from Black Women
ā„ Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped b [...]
š¤ļø Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
There comes a moment ā after the thunder, after the tears ā when the air feels different.
Itās quieter.
Cleaner.
You can finally see what was [...]
šæ Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
JosĆ©phine BakerĀ did not just āmove to France.ā
She left a place that constrained herā¦and stepped into a place that, for a time, allowed her to expand [...]