Twisting so that you don’t get it twisted. Inhaling strength from my ancestors. Exhaling Black magic into that wheel that you thought I couldn’t get into. And I peep your subliminals. So I take a seat on my throne, Because history tells me I’m a goddess, A queen. An image that society didn’t want me…
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeralopened in movie theaters Friday, March 1 and depending on who you ask—you either cried, laughed or left the theater disappointed. Just in case you are wondering my thoughts, I’ll get to that momentarily but let’s address the elephant in the room—Madea does not die in what Perry describes as…
Some are single because they choose to be, but then you have others who date and may have come across someone great. The chemistry is there, they are twin flames and they have the same values, but he or she is just messed up, so the person bounces only to be in misery and never…
Mental health. Therapy. Counseling. Pray it away. Give it to God. One point or another in your life you’ve heard these words. The most common one particular amongst Blacks who are in the church is “pray it away.” At what point do you stop and ask yourself exactly what it means to pray it away?…
India Arie is the epitome that represents all of us activists through music! Her new album, Worthy, gives us life. The album starts off with a soft, melodic instrumental that eases and calm your mind. Then we go into the first song, “What If”. What if Martin didn’t stand up? What if Rosa didn’t sit…
Self-care and self-love are vital to our health. Self-care is any necessary human regulatory function which is under individual control, deliberate and self-initiated. Some place self-care on a continuum with health care providers at the opposite end to self-care. In modern medicine, preventive medicine aligns most closely with self-care. Examples of self-care include: To learn…
The common misconception and miseducation of the Black community is that we misdiagnose the signs and symptoms of mental illness. The community has a firm belief that mental illness only has a connection with depression and suicide, but as a survivor we know it to be much more. Mental Illness can be associated with disorders…
I had my first taste of global cultural learning in 2015 when I traveled to Qatar at the age of 14 for a week-long Arabic debate competition. Two years earlier, in seventh grade, I had started taking Arabic classes at Lindbolm Math and Science Academy, a selective high school serving gifted and marginalized students in…
On Monday, February 18, hip hop icon Common,Sherri Shepherdand Dante Brownhosted a red carpet screening of the short film Hats at the 27th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival. Following their screening, was the premiere of Alvin ‘Xzibit’ Joiner‘s film, Broken Ground, which featured James ‘Jayo Felony’ Savage. The premieres were held at the…
According to research, there are roughly 400,000 U.S. children who are in the foster care system and approximately 100,000 are waiting to be adopted. Purposely Awakened‘s Samantha Pounds, recently sat down with Hazel Walcott author of The Choice which is an inspirational story about a young girl who lives in an orphanage and is waiting…
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