At the heart of each of our protests is Black Love. But if that’s the case, how are peaceful protests potentially anti-Black?

Tears rolled down his face as they watched. But how they responded wasn’t the usual “Boy man up!” These men are doing something truly beautiful for our community.

The other side of “there’s light at the end of the tunnel” IS the tunnel. The dark tunnel is metaphoric of our spiritual journey, and that’s only “depressing” if we think darkness is bad. And that’s actually anti-Black.

We might never be able to fully measure just how much enslavement and colonization stole from us. When it comes to spirituality, we’re still rediscovering and relearning traditional methods our ancestors used. Here are a few:

Originating in Egypt and worn throughout Africa, waist beads are beautiful, sensual even, but did you know they’re spiritual too?

It can be hard to do spiritual work when we don’t know the name of our ancestors, and for many of us that’s the case. Many names were lost throughout enslavement and colonization. So how do we honor ancestors whose names we’ve never known?

She’s inspiring millions of people worldwide with this sacred text. And after you read it, you’ll agree it’s a Black spirituality must read!

Our people have historically relied on secrecy to combat anti-Blackness. We can’t go telling just anyone our plans. We must be strategic. Good thing we will always have this historical form of communication to fall back on.

She was exhausted. Between dealing with a toxic job and the stress of caring for her family, she needed relief. Here’s how she found it.

Instead of respecting boundaries, white archeologists pillaged our ancestral graves. As they dug through centuries of history, they found countless jars and bottles – which they dismissed as trash. Little did they know, these jars and bottles represent something crucial to our spirits.

The Woman King left us breathless with its powerful messaging of sisterhood. It remains an important film for us, but there were some spiritual references that weren’t exactly accurate. Let’s process.

Miss Cleo had a divine gift and wanted to use it to help people, but money and deception got in the way. Was she the fraud we’ve been led to believe she is?

Contrary to popular belief, our people never passively accepted enslavement. There were the runaways, revolutionaries, and those who covertly challenged day to day operations on the plantation. And then there were the Spiritualists.

The hot coals burned his flesh, but he couldn’t turn back. Going back was even more dangerous. Placing one foot in front of the other he tapped into the power of one of the ultimate spiritual lessons. A lesson we need now more than ever.

Anti-Blackness continues to try to police us in this sneaky way, but she’s here to drown them out. One of the most powerful deities, many still call upon her to help them cleanse spiritually and wash negative energy out of their lives for good.

Anti-Blackness doesn’t want us to feel safe sitting in silence because that’s where we do some of our most powerful spiritual work. But this massive protest reminds us just how powerful we are when we choose to sit quietly with spirit.

We’ve been going through it. The collective and generational trauma we experience impacts us deeply. Here’s how we can begin to heal.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, incense surrounding her with the grounding smell of sage. She could feel the energy in the cards as she shuffled them. Turning one over, she knew her ancestors were speaking to her.

Tyre Nichols’ death by Black cops goes to show how anti-Blackness poisons our spirits. But there is one thing we can do that honors Tyre.

He lay at her feet. Blinded by tears, she grabbed his body. Her rage was soon replaced by terror as she felt his heartbeat weakening. Saving him would require all of her strength.

You see this color throughout the South, but many aren’t aware of its complicated history. How can one color be both anti-Black and a celebrated Black spiritual protectant?

Standing next to the door, you wouldn’t even think a child could fit through it. So how did hundreds of our ancestors pass through it? And what did it do to their spirits to do so?

We will forever hold a place in our hearts for Dr. Maya Angelou. She was so wise, loving, and aligned with the divine. She once shared the secret towards aging gracefully. We think it might be the secret to tapping into spiritual liberation, too.

God planted this super power in us so that, even on our worst days, we’d be reminded that God intended for us to live free of oppression. Have you located this super power in you? Unlocking it takes us from surviving to thriving.

Harriet Tubman is known for freeing hundreds of our people but not many know that her first escape mission was sabotaged by fear. Fear that wasn’t her own. Tubman’s legacy is critical, but this lesson might just be the biggest thing we can learn from her.