4 minutes read Gabourey Sidibe Dancing Through Jennifer Hudson’s Spirit Tunnel Is the Kind of Joy We Love to See October 29, 2026 Now, wait a minute. Did y’all know Gabourey Sidibe could dance like THAT? Because I knew she... Read More Read more about Gabourey Sidibe Dancing Through Jennifer Hudson’s Spirit Tunnel Is the Kind of Joy We Love to See
5 minutes read Bernie Mac Didn’t Become a Star Overnight: 8 Life Lessons About Dreams, Starting Late, and Living Fully. October 27, 2026 In the Black American community, there is an endless supply of undiscovered talent. I remember hearing about... Read More Read more about Bernie Mac Didn’t Become a Star Overnight: 8 Life Lessons About Dreams, Starting Late, and Living Fully.
7 minutes read Dionne Warwick: Why Reinvention Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date October 27, 2026 From Valley of the Dolls to Heartbreaker, the remarkable career of a woman who kept growing One... Read More Read more about Dionne Warwick: Why Reinvention Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date
6 minutes read I Deserve More Than Survival: 15 Healing Affirmations for Survivors Reclaiming Peace, Joy, and Pleasure October 25, 2026 There comes a time when you may begin noticing the little things again. The smell of fresh... Read More Read more about I Deserve More Than Survival: 15 Healing Affirmations for Survivors Reclaiming Peace, Joy, and Pleasure
7 minutes read Grief Comes Back Again and Again. So Can Love. October 14, 2026 How remembrance, music, and personal tributes can help us live with loss There is something especially beautiful... Read More Read more about Grief Comes Back Again and Again. So Can Love.
11 minutes read Behind the Wall by Tracy Chapman: When a Woman’s Cries for Help Are Heard, but Help Never Comes October 8, 2026 Some songs stay with us because they are beautiful. Others stay with us because they tell a... Read More Read more about Behind the Wall by Tracy Chapman: When a Woman’s Cries for Help Are Heard, but Help Never Comes
6 minutes read The Wishing Tree With Alfre Woodard: A Beautiful Movie About Finding Your Way Home + Full Movie September 22, 2026 Sometimes you want a movie that doesn’t demand everything from you. Something you can put on while... Read More Read more about The Wishing Tree With Alfre Woodard: A Beautiful Movie About Finding Your Way Home + Full Movie
4 minutes read There Are No Children Here: When Survival Makes a Child Grow Up Too Soon September 21, 2026 In 1993, Oprah Winfrey starred in a television movie called There Are No Children Here. She played... Read More Read more about There Are No Children Here: When Survival Makes a Child Grow Up Too Soon
8 minutes read Survivor Affirmations: I Am Allowed to Be More than My Worst Decision September 6, 2026 Maybe we don’t have more talented female singers in mainstream markets these days because we never learned... Read More Read more about Survivor Affirmations: I Am Allowed to Be More than My Worst Decision
2 minutes read Survivor Affirmations: I Love My Uniqueness September 9, 2026 I love myself for my uniqueness.I value myself because I am different. I am exactly as I... Read More Read more about Survivor Affirmations: I Love My Uniqueness
2 minutes read 🎵 Tennessee: A Prayer for the Weary Soul August 24, 2026 I miss the days when there was prayer in hip hop. Vulnerability in hip hop. And baring... Read More Read more about 🎵 Tennessee: A Prayer for the Weary Soul
8 minutes read 12 Reasons Lauryn Hill Deserves More Respect for Her Impact on Music (w/affirmations) June 30, 2026 updated from March 2026 The only reason that men question Lauryn Hill’s accomplishments is because they can’t... Read More Read more about 12 Reasons Lauryn Hill Deserves More Respect for Her Impact on Music (w/affirmations)
6 minutes read Hidden Black Film Herstory: Stompin at the Savoy | Directed by Debbie Allen June 7, 2026 Sometimes Black women’s films are praised for being “nice,” “nostalgic,” or “beloved,” while the craft gets undercounted.... Read More Read more about Hidden Black Film Herstory: Stompin at the Savoy | Directed by Debbie Allen
3 minutes read 10 Facts About Lift Every Voice and SING! June 6, 2026 So my childhood was spent learning this song. We sang this and other songs like it for... Read More Read more about 10 Facts About Lift Every Voice and SING!
8 minutes read Before You Yell “Cocaine,” Learn What 1980s Black Joy Looked Like June 25, 2026 The adults around us didn’t even have “McDonald’s money” when cheeseburgers were four for a dollar. How... Read More Read more about Before You Yell “Cocaine,” Learn What 1980s Black Joy Looked Like
1 minute read Dr. Tracey Marks: People Who Drain You vs. People Who Energize You June 3, 2026 Why do some people calm your brain while others drain it? One of our favorite psychiatrists, Dr.... Read More Read more about Dr. Tracey Marks: People Who Drain You vs. People Who Energize You
3 minutes read Different Go-Go, Same Refusal to Disappear into Misery May 18, 2026 I just discovered something beautiful. There are two kinds of “GoGo.” One was born in Washington, DC.... Read More Read more about Different Go-Go, Same Refusal to Disappear into Misery
2 minutes read The 12 Somatic Knots of Trauma — The Complete Map from Sacrum to Jaw (and How to Untie Them) May 11, 2026 updated from March 24, 2024 Somatic healing is not just “take a deep breath and calm down.”... Read More Read more about The 12 Somatic Knots of Trauma — The Complete Map from Sacrum to Jaw (and How to Untie Them)
8 minutes read The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style May 18, 2026 I like Bob Fosse too. He was a brilliant dancer and choreographer. But his style is heavily... Read More Read more about The Black Performance Genius Behind America’s “Iconic” Jazz Style
3 minutes read Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong April 30, 2026 🎤 Dusty Springfield was a British singer known for her soulful voice and hit songs in the... Read More Read more about Sometimes Integrity Gets You Removed: And That Doesn’t Mean You Were Wrong
2 minutes read 🌤️ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain April 30, 2026 There comes a moment — after the thunder, after the tears — when the air feels different.... Read More Read more about 🌤️ Clarity After Chaos, Grief, and Rain
2 minutes read Denise Ho: 🌿Once You See It, You Can’t Go Back April 3, 2026 “The greatest gift in this life is always more of me—and I am not going back to... Read More Read more about Denise Ho: 🌿Once You See It, You Can’t Go Back
2 minutes read 🌿 Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe April 3, 2026 Joséphine Baker did not just “move to France.” She left a place that constrained her…and stepped into a... Read More Read more about 🌿 Josephine Baker: She Found a Place Where She Could Breathe
4 minutes read Living in Truth in a Loud World: The Courage to Stand Tall March 8, 2026 There was a time when a singer could stand on a stage, look out at the world,... Read More Read more about Living in Truth in a Loud World: The Courage to Stand Tall