I’m learning how to tell stories through quilting!
This past Saturday, I went to a quilting workshop at the Beach Institute in Savannah. First off, I was excited because I was supposed to been had learned how to
10 Lessons from Studying the Black Panther Party
I’ve been studying the Black Panther Party for years, but I deep dived again while preparing for the Krak Teet x Black Panther Party workshop this past Friday. I re-read
Ida B. Wells is the Blueprint: Black Memphis Loved her. White Memphis, Not So Much.
Ida B. Wells did the same kinda work I do. She gathered the people’s stories. Except she sought out the heartbreaking but necessary memories. And it breaks my heart that
Activism Ain’t Just MLK’ing. It’s Katherine Dunham and Dancing. It’s Octavia Butler and Sci-Fi.
[artwork by Melvin Beasley] When we think of activism, we think of Martin, Malcolm, Rosa, Fannie, and the likes. We think of people on microphones in churches and on Capitol
Sister Souljah + Krak Teet for Kids
I shared in my journal entry a couple days ago how I’ve been walking/running (most days) to shake up the way I’m honoring my ancestors. Just for the month of
Pac + Afeni’s Lesson on Shaming + Naming
It’s Tupac’s birthday! Many folk, myself included, don’t know much about Afeni other than her being Tupac’s mom. I knew that she was a Black Panther and that she was
Women’s History Month – Darlene Shamsid-Deen
Ms. Darlene Shamsid-Deen reminds me not to settle. She didn’t tell me that; her life showed me. I met her last year after agreeing to write her husband’s autobiography. Even
Maroons: The Ancestors They Don’t Want You to Know About
Some Africans self-emancipated after plotting for months and years. some peeped an opportunity and chose right there in the moment to get the tf on. some escaped the auction block, fresh off the