Never would I have imagined that when I came across the name John P. Perry, I was looking at a name already living in my own bloodline. The name of my great grandmother, the same woman I remembered wearing those beautiful dresses to church, was tied to that very line. The tree wasn't the only thing whose roots were planted in Lincolnville. So were mine, through my great great great grandfather. As my family shared stories and we connected the pieces, it all began to make sen

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

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.