Amplifying voices everywhere though social awareness and activism.
Last week, someone asked if I could write about digital Blackface. I need to give Amber a big thank you (and also an apology for not following up, for her to add her contribution. Life is hectic!), because I have had that on my "to write about" list for over a year. It probably would... Continue Reading →
Black people are bilingual too. "On fleek" "Chile" "Issa" "Finna" "Fit" "What's the tea?" "Sis" These are all AAVE phrases. African American Vernacular English(AAVE) has recently been recognized as an official language/dialect, as it should be. Often, people incorrectly label such phrases as "just slang," but AAVE, like all languages, has rules, patterns and its... Continue Reading →
We haven't had a "hot take" IWW post in, well, maybe not ever. But we're going to change that today. There's been a lot of talk about sundown towns, since the show Lovecraft Country aired. If you don't know, a sundown town was/is a place where Black people must leave before the sun goes down,... Continue Reading →
The beauty of collective Black joy, is that for a moment (or a few), we aren't joined by the shared painful experiences that are as intricately tied to us as is our rich culture. The ugly downside, is that when the source of that joy no longer exists, we are left with collective Black grief.... Continue Reading →
I am a child of Greensboro, NC. It’s your typical, American, working-class town. My city, like many cities in the US, is a mixed bag of progress and racism. A protest helped change my hometown and contributed to the nation’s desegregation efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. This moment, however, is coupled with the acknowledgement... Continue Reading →
