Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts, creator of more than a dozen books including essays, children’s books and collaborations, boldly affirms the concept in Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience and Restoration – a collection of 36 essays, birthed from her grief and trauma. Resistance, resilience and restoration are baked into our ancestral DNA. Those themes define and…
Octavia Butler’s science fiction works gave her the chance to comment on every aspect of humanity.
by Willy Blackmore In April, it will have been 10 years since the administration of Governor Rick Scott changed the water source for Flint, Michigan, from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department to the Flint River. The cost-cutting measure was devastating for the city, which not only ended up with high levels of lead in…
T’is the season when caroling and holiday greetings are familiar refrains, sounding memories of yesterday. Beyond merry greetings, we welcome the rhythms and sensibilities of poetry to evoke passion and convey appreciation for the season, the future and the moment. Words that rhyme or not, they make a joyful noise to hopeful aspirations. Join us…
I will sprinkle my clear tears / on seeds and transplants and bulbs / and see my garden / push up
Artist unknown, source Pinterest. By Sister Lisa Muhammad. Come follow us through every line and every verse Where there’s no need to curse or rehearse, where it doesn’t matter who’s first… To where Mother Nature and Father Time bear the seeds of the Universe. Come with us to where the Earth is golden, bronze, deep…
Mary-Pat Hector, CEO of student and youth activist organization RISE says we must “raise our voices for ownership of our civic life.”
In a new study, Black women who reported interpersonal racism in employment, housing, and interactions with police, had an estimated 38% increased risk of stroke compared to those who didn’t.
The nonprofit group focused on increasing representation in STEM hopes to get two million Black girls to pursue STEM careers by 2050.
A new report dispels medical assumptions that Black women are afraid to participate in clinical trials. Instead, they aren’t being asked. “Black people in clinical trials.” That’s not a phrase you hear very often. In fact, the media has often said Black folks are afraid to participate in clinical trials because of historical medical mistreatment.…