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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: the Re-education of Me
Selina Gellizeau testifies to the empowerment of Lauryn Hill’s self-titled album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Embracing self-worth and love, the album speaks directly to Black women across the diaspora.

Selina Gellizeau
Dec 19, 20258 min read


Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun
Lauren McCaskill explores Erykah Badu's iconic Mama's Gun and its resonance with today's culture- a timeless mirror for our spirit, our struggles and our healing

Lauren McCaskill
Dec 11, 202510 min read


Pulpits and Pistols: The Pastors Them Folks Were Afraid Of & Still Fear
Darryl Ben Yudah examines the militancy of Black pastors past and present — leaders who protect the flock and teach their people to safeguard themselves, carrying a sacred duty of defense and guidance.

Darryl Ben Yudah
Dec 4, 20258 min read


Black Ballet: From Erasure to Center Stage- Selina Gellizeau
Black ballet has always existed, cultivated through talent, vision, and persistence even as its dancers were denied visibility. From Janet Collins’ defiance to Misty Copeland’s historic rise, Black artists have not entered ballet but expanded it, transforming a tradition rooted in exclusion into one capable of reflecting true humanity and shared authorship.

Selina Gellizeau
2 hours ago5 min read


A Clockwork Red Part 1: The Art of Bleeding
A Clockwork Red traces the untold history of menstrual care as survival, not fashion. Long before industry or policy, Black women governed their bodies through lived knowledge—adapting, innovating, and preserving dignity under systems that denied it. What we call progress today stands on generations of women who turned deprivation into design and silence into endurance.”

Selina Gellizeau
1 day ago15 min read


The State of the Black Grandma
Our diaspora has leaned on the backs of Black grandmothers until the spine has broken.

Chuck King
Jan 272 min read


SNAP Made Us Forget How to Snap Beans
We forgot how to snap beans, grow food, and sustain ourselves. Every garden box is resistance. Self-sufficiency isn’t a slogan — it’s action.

Chuck King
Dec 29, 20254 min read


The Black Church Was a War Room
Chuck King tells the legacy of Denmark Vesey and the Black Church’s role in militant liberation — a reminder that faith, strategy, and resistance have always walked hand-in-hand in our freedom story.

Chuck King
Dec 4, 20255 min read


“Don’t Play with Obeah”: Revisiting CaribbeanSpiritual Roots through Obeah’s
Selina Gellizeau uncovers the ancestral history of Obeah, revealing how colonizers branded our sacred practices as evil — yet the tradition remains a powerful, protective force in our culture.

Selina Gellizeau
Dec 4, 202512 min read


From Harlem to Oyotunji: The Black Gods Who Birthed a Nation
Lauren McCaskill explores the origins and enduring culture of South Carolina’s long-standing, self-sufficient African village, Oyotunji — a living testament to reclaimed heritage and community.

Lauren McCaskill
Dec 4, 20253 min read


Suspended for Compassion
Teddy Bridgewater is back in the NFL with Tampa Bay, but his impact as a coach and mentor at Miami Northwestern still lives on. Fans rally behind him, knowing his story is far from finished.

Darryl Ben Yudah
Sep 1, 20254 min read


Chuck King's Black August Reflection of Kulanshi George Jackson
“The Letters We Never Received” is Chuck King’s Black August letter to George Jackson — a manifesto on prisons, fatherhood, unity, and resistance for the Black diaspora.

Chuck King
Sep 1, 202514 min read


THE CANCER THAT FAILS BLACK WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR AT A DISPROPORTIONATE RATE
Why Cervical Cancer is still taking Black and Brown lives- and what we must do now

Danni Doula
Aug 1, 20254 min read


PAY TO STAY
Jay Rene pulls back the curtain on a system that punishes love just as harshly as crime

Jay Rene
Aug 1, 20253 min read


THE HATIAN GULLAH-GEECHEE CONNECTION
Long before passports or borders defined us, we were already connected- through rhythm, rebellion and resistance

Dominique Holiday
Aug 1, 20253 min read


BLOODLINES VS. BULLDOZERS
Bulldozers don't just remove homes, they erase legacies.

Chuck King
Aug 1, 20254 min read


NOTTOWAY PLANTATION BURNS
Jay Rene Reflects on the Ancestral Emotions Surrounding the Nottoway Plantation Fire

Jay Rene
Jun 30, 20254 min read


SUMMER GROWTH
The Self Care Snob explores a holistic summer filled with growth and essential plants.

Selina Gellizeau
Jun 30, 20256 min read


Ibrahim Traore a New Light of Black Nationalism
Ibrahim Traoré is the pulse of a new era. As president of Burkina Faso, he’s leading the charge to reclaim Black Nationalism — cutting ties with colonizers and putting his people first.

Chuck King
Jun 30, 20259 min read


Prepared on Purpose
The Self Care Snob engages in an in-depth conversation about disaster preparedness and emergency readiness.

Selina Gellizeau
May 29, 20258 min read
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