Trey “Director 80” Smith’s Botanical Series transforms the garden into sacred ground, where color, light, and structure mirror the inner work of healing. Red gates, water, and greenery become symbols of protection, ancestry, unity, and quiet spiritual growth

The Black Church and the Nation of Islam are often seen as separate, but they were shaped by the same people and communities. From shared roots in faith and leadership, both traditions grew out of a collective struggle for dignity, identity, and self-determination.

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.

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.