Stories What Matthew 27:3-4 Teaches Us About Betrayal And Liberation How do you feel about those skinfolk who ain’t kinfolk? Those who hurt our communities with their words, actions, and views can have dangerous consequences for us, but should we forgive them for their harm?
Stories How To ‘Hang Up’ When Negative Self-Talk Calls Negative self-talk is anti-Blackness creeping into our subconscious. “I’m not good at this. I shouldn’t even try,” is an example of negative self-talk and it is spiritually draining. Here’s how to hang up when negative self-talk comes calling for you.
Stories How To Release Internalized Anti-Blackness And Live Proudly You are powerful. You are worthy. You are whole. You are important to your community. The lies society tries to tell about you roll off like divine rain. Unlearning the harmful anti-Black messages we get each day is spiritual work. Here’s how.
Stories The Spiritual Power of Community You deserve care and protection. When we tend to one another, we tend to God’s will for our people. We’ve always been each other’s harvest, and Proverbs 31:8-9 proves it.
Stories This Bible Verse Is Your Reminder To Think BIG, Not Small You’re thinking small when you need to be thinking BIG. God has big plans for us and our futures. 1 John 3 reminds us that anyone guided by Spirit will likely be misunderstood by society. We can’t allow this to make us question our worth. If anything, this makes us even more worthy of God’s love.
Stories How To Begin A Solitude Practice Spending time alone doesn’t have to be lonely; it can be a powerful spiritual tool. Here are three ways to practice being in solitude.
Stories How To Love The Negativity Out Of Your Life Do you ever feel uneasy, like you’re restless and all over the place? It may be that you need to take a moment to turn the negative energy around you into more positive vibes. You deserve to feel more pulled together. Here’s how you practice making that happen.
Stories How We Can Grow Black Children To Be Spiritually Strong Activists Black children deserve all of the goodness in the world. But the world doesn't always deserve our people. It's never too early to equip children with liberation tools. Here's how we build the next generation of spiritually strong activists.
Stories Why Soul Food Is A Staple For Black Liberation Efforts Whether it’s a huge spread of our family recipes or enjoying lunch with friends, we cannot help but feel full both physically and spiritually when we eat with our families and friends. We call it soul food for a reason.
Stories How To Live So Fearlessly, You Go Out Like A Meteor Audre Lorde’s fight against cancer reminds us life is short. It's hard not to fear death, but we can still find ways to live our lives fully. Here are three steps you can take to start living fearlessly.
Stories Our Heads Are A Powerful Spiritual Site Our heads are potent spiritual sites. Think about it. Our hair is often referred to as our crown. Our third eye is located in the middle of our forehead. Our head holds our crown chakra. But what if Spirit lives inside our heads, too?
Stories This Ancient Wellness Practice Reminds Us To Slow Down And Focus On Our Healing We all deserve wellness practices that bring us rest, ease, and a sense of safety in our bodies. There are many traditional Afro-diasporic practices that our ancestors preserved over the years with our health and wellness in mind. Here’s a powerful one that you might not expect.
Stories How To Build An Altar That Helps Make Your Dreams A Reality Close your eyes and imagine your dream world. What does it look like? Feel like? What does it taste, smell, and sound like? All of it is possible through intentional altar work. Here’s how to create your own.
Stories How To Create Your Own Gris-Gris Bag For Abundance and Protection God already protects us, but a little extra protection never hurts. Gris-gris bags are the perfect spiritual protection we can always carry with us. A West African practice preserved by our root working ancestors, these bags will keep you in your bag. Here’s how to create your own.
Stories How To Talk To Your Ori, The Spirit Guide Inside Your Head In the Yoruba spiritual tradition it is believed that our heads are a powerful spiritual site. Our head is where our Ori resides. An Ori is the Orisha assigned to be your spirit guide and govern your unconscious mind. What’s the best way to communicate with your Ori?
Stories What Jesus’ Resurrection Teaches Us About The Importance Of Our Collective Revival “Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.” – Matthew 28:7. Looking at his mother he asked her the question that tests all Black parents’ faith.
Stories Our Liberation Depends On Reshaping The Future Like This Change is inevitable, but when we embrace it as a truth of life, we are empowered to take action toward making necessary changes. The best part is God is on our side, helping reshape everything around us.
Stories How To Share Your Truth As An Act of Divine Courage Truth telling takes courage. For some people, our truths might land as an “unpopular opinion.” For others our truths are wisdom that helps them on their own journey. First and foremost, sharing our truths honors who God made us to be.
Stories Gideon’s Story Reminds Us God Is With Us In Our Toughest Battles “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” – Judges 6:11. Gideon was not a confident leader. He even had moments where he doubted God. But God was patient with him, reminding him how important it is to lean into faith when our battles seem impossible.
Stories The Unsung Heroes Keeping Black Faith and Freedom Alive You are deserving of the truth. Griots are culture keepers whose work reminds us that God’s love for us is unwavering and liberation is His will.
Stories How To Remain Present In Your Body To Cope With Trauma If your body were a sponge, your spirit would be the teeny-tiny pores soaking up the energy surrounding you. We're constantly healing from inherited ancestral trauma and from today's anti-Black violence. Here's how to remain present through it all.
Stories 3 Important Lessons About The Sacredness Of Grief Your spirit is resilient. Even when met with grief, you can endure. Here are three things to consider about the sacred relationship between grief and love.
Stories Celebrating Our Differences Teaches Us One Of The Most Divine Lessons True unity is when we are strengthened by our differences. As Black people we come in all colors, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities. We walk, talk, pray, and think in different ways. Our differences are what make us beautiful and divine.
Stories 4 Powerful Ways To Heal Your Sacral Chakra And Find Emotional Clarity You deserve emotional clarity, to feel creative, and to tap into your power. If any of these things feel unbalanced, you may have a blocked sacral chakra – here’s how to unblock it.
Stories Why Surrendering Can Be Just As Important As Rising Up “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he said this, he breathed his last breath.” – Luke 23:46. When we think about revolution, we often think about the act of rising up. But what about the action of surrendering?
