My reflection on Christmas has interrogated my attachment to the holiday as profits in our country continue to soar from oppression rooted in a time when we were Christmas gifts. When a group’s humanity is stolen, then their mistreatment, abuse and oppression can continue. This is why there was a time when we were traded […]
This Sunday evening Women.Weed.Wifi hosted a Black Market event full of Black and Brown entrepreneurs at the Artspace Hiawatha Lofts in Seattle. Artists and artisans provided Seattle locals with an opportunity to get some meaningful and original gifts for the holidays, as well as an opportunity to support Black and Brown local business owners. Of […]
The Best Way to Spend Small Business Saturday, Supporting Black Owned at The Holiday Edition of the Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace Saturday, November 26, 2016, The Holiday Edition of the Black Arts Love Mixer and Marketplace gave Seattle residents a chance to shop with local Black owned businesses and artists. I was one […]
This documentary style film takes a look at the direct relationship between the circumstantial abolition of slavery and the modern era of mass incarceration. Ava DuVernay, directed, wrote and produced the documentary, threading together interviews from Michelle Alexander, Angela Davis, Jelani Cobb, Henry Louis Gates Jr., David Keene, James Kilgore, with other activist and scholars. […]
We went out into the streets of Seattle to ask Black people, “What is one word that describes being Black in America?” I wasn’t expecting any specific type of answers. Some surprised me as Black people responded: King, Beautiful and even Hebrew. The wide variety of answers alone illustrated the complexity of the Black experience […]
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party’s formation in Oakland California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal. The party modeled their programs after an undying love for the people. And still, so many of the original members and leaders within the party do not live to see today. They were […]
Collaborative Seattle List of Black Owned Businesses Earlier today a close friend of mind sent me a link. He’s in Detroit, while I’m in Seattle. The link was to a google sheet that had 17 people currently working to fill in the blanks of data for a list of black owned businesses in Detroit. The […]
September 27th, 2016 I made the mistake of watching only Donald Trump’s (Republican nominee) and Hilary Clinton’s (Democratic nominee) responses to Lester Holt’s questions during the 1st presidential debate. On September 27, 2016 I was one of 84 million people around the world who watched Clinton and Trump on television. A few days later, after seeing Stein’s […]
If you haven’t already seen #ForverDuncan on Instagram and Twitter than it’s probably because you’re not ready to tear up from an overwhelming feeling of love and excitement. #ForeverDuncan flooded social media as Alfred Duncan planned a surprise proposal and wedding for his now wife, Sherrell Duncan. Black love is beautiful and witnessing the progression of […]
How often have you said that in your lifetime? Or at least wish you had after having your hair pried through and pulled on by curious peers, our hair is more than an attention grabber it is an extension of ourselves as it operates as a form of cultural expression. I get excited when I […]