For generations, they forced names on us: slave, Negro, colored, African-American, “Black.” But we wanted a name For Us, By Us. A name that honored our enslaved ancestors and the culture they created and preserved. A sacred name that celebrates our Soul power.

Even more than romantic love, the love we receive from our ancestors has the potential to be the most reciprocal love we will ever know. Here’s how to recognize and return it.

You deserve to live in the spotlight. The way you think, create, and use your voice to take a stand gives main character energy. So go ahead, step into your light and shine. Spirit will always be there to give you a round of applause.

We all have been blessed with a talent to remind us that we’re highly favored by God. But sometimes it’s easy to get lost in the ego that comes with talent. This is when we must remember that God intended for our talents to be tools.

We can all agree that singing is sometimes the best way to lift our spirits.That was also true for our ancestors when it came to spirituals. And this makes sense since so many of them were composed by an enslaved man. Here’s why we need to know who he was.

Our ancestors' devotion to preserving this sacred ingredient gives an even deeper meaning to “soul food.” This ingredient offered them strength when their faith felt shaky. It’s time we remember the sacred history of an ingredient that’s become such a staple we almost forgot its power.

Black adornment practices are divine. In a sense, we are all living altars. What do you wear to feel grounded in the Spirit?

Spirit can come to us through whispered prayer. Other times, we hear it in the grand cacophony of gospel singing. But sometimes, it comes to us through strange sounds. Have you heard the myth about what it means when your ears ring?

It’s Pisces season. Even if you aren’t a Pisces and even if astrology isn’t your thing, now’s the perfect time for us all to start making a habit out of these three practices.

Storytelling has always been a sacred act of resistance. On SuperBowl Sunday, Kendrick Lamar became a modern-day griot in front of an audience of millions. But he wasn’t the only griot on that stage.

You deserve it all, including a sound mind, body, and spirit, and divine favor. These four timely lines won’t let us forget that our people have always been worthy of liberation.

When we’re ready to eat, we bless our food and ask for continued blessings and mercy for others. But do we ever think of making a plate for our ancestors? Here’s why we should.

The spirit of revolution lives within each of us. Some of us will go on to inspire entire populations to revolt. Others may only inspire the people we know. But no matter how many people we inspire, it’s a gift to remind someone that Spirit exists wherever the spirit of revolution is present.

Snacking on a bag of chips, she made a livestream to announce that she had just been fired. She had no job, no home, no kids. Then she said five words: “I have nothing to lose.” Then God opened a door.

God loves us so much that he wants us to be free. MLK Jr. believed this with every bone in his body. One of his last sermons reminds us that love is the world’s most powerful force.

Imagine living in a world where we were taught to honor creativity. You don’t have to be a professional artist to be creative. Honoring our creativity allows God to work through us. Imagine if our “work” was to nurture our creative spirit.

February 13, Black Love Day, is a day for us to celebrate Black love, especially love for Black community. Here are three fun ways to be extra loud with our love every day.

Where do we get the courage to face adversity? For many of us, the answer is Spirit. Our faith is how we grow our courage. That’s why showing Black kids that our faith in them is unshakable is so important.

We all deserve to be celebrated even though anti-Blackness tries to convince us otherwise. Read Lucille Clifton's powerful reminder about celebration and three easy ways to celebrate yourself right now.

We often hear, “There’s power in numbers.” No one knew this more than historically Black churches. Church was where they committed to uplifting and protecting one another as they walked the path of faith together. Our faith has always been tied to Black unity.

Have you ever thought about how you walk? How do you plant your feet? Maybe you stride quickly or take small steps. No matter how we move, every single step we take is powerful, and our ancestors knew it.

We’ve been taught that love looks and acts a certain way, but Black love takes any form it wants. These three uplifting affirmations prove it.

Conflict resolution is loving. Conflict resolution is spirit work. Conflict resolution is how we practice sacred grace. We can’t say we’re dismantling anti-Black systems if we’ll do anything to avoid conflict. Our spiritual uplift depends on uplifting conflict.

Sometimes people are going to try knocking us down until we stay down. Being aligned with Spirit means that no matter who tries us, we have faith that the foundation Spirit has laid in us will keep us rising up and standing tall.

In today’s information-rich world, it’s easy to get caught up in self-improvement. Though we are constantly bombarded with messages that tell us we aren’t fit, rich, or smart enough, it’s okay to exist just as we are. Here are three techniques to rise above the chatter.