Take a step-in a DIFFERENT direction… We are dancing through the year 2020 with five months between us and a step into the new decade. How are we preparing for this new energy? Thinking about all the ways you expected this year to go was fun but let us shift our focus there to doing
With everything going on in Black America, there needs to be a space where Black people can let go and come back to themselves. The Black family is one of the most important social structures in the Black community. Beyond the roles and responsibilities imposed on us by capitalist America, there is magic in the
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — When 21-year-old Anne Christelle Ntsama gave birth to quadruplets, she was over the moon. She believed her children, who had been born prematurely at Yaounde Central Hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in Cameroon, would grow into adulthood. But soon after their delivery on May 11, her world collapsed. Anne Christelle
What can Black San Diegans do to empower Black youth? 3 Ways to Empower Black Youth There is so much joy in watching Black youth talk about their passions in the world. A deep satisfaction in witnessing them grow and step into their potential. As community members, elders, parents and leaders, we cannot forget to
The Legacy of the Black Vote – Who has the real power? Black people understand the impact that voting has in their lives, no matter how they articulate this experience. The fight to secure the right to vote for Black men and women surpasses attempts to degrade our intelligence and humanity as a people. Black
Why do we have to question our capacity to respect Black women and their leadership? What do we fear? Change? Accountability? Love and humanity? The qualities that Black women bring to their communities are central to the functioning of these communities. We are not asking this question because Black women are not qualified to lead,
After weeks of media coverage about rioters and looters who hijacked protests following George Floyd’s death, Washington D.C. held its breath as Juneteenth marches wound up their springs on Friday. No one needed to worry. It was festive, not angry. People sold T-shirts. One woman led hundreds down Pennsylvania Avenue while belting Beyoncé’s “Freedom” anthem
HARARE, Zimbabwe—Quickfresh co-founder Rumbidzai Mbambo makes daily runs supplying fresh produce to her growing list of clientele. Today is no different. Before winding up the last of her scheduled deliveries and returning to the warehouse in Waterfalls, the 27-year-old Mbambo sets course for Glen View, a high-density suburb in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe
Angela Stanton-King has overcome being separated from her newborn daughter after giving birth in prison and re-entering society without a job or income. Now she has a new set of challenges as a black Republican running in an urban Democratic stronghold. The 53-year-old hopes to unseat the popular civil rights icon John Lewis, 80, who
The Music that Started a REVOLUTION and Empowered Our Soul Protect, Preserve, And Perpetuate: How Black Music Month Started As A Power Play “Black music is the basis for most other forms of music….There is nothing that I know of, no music that is more important, than Black music.” June 7th marks the annual anniversary
