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Resources For Caring For Your Body And Spirit Every Day Of The Week

Resources For Caring For Your Body And Spirit Every Day Of The Week

Many of us want to deepen our spiritual practices, but don’t know where to start. Here is a broad list of resources, accounts, and practitioners that give us life and lift our spirits.

These Wearable Tributes Help Us Honor Our Dead

These Wearable Tributes Help Us Honor Our Dead

Honoring our deceased loved ones has always been sacred and R.I.P. Tees are a crucial part of Black remembrance. So, where does the tradition come from?

His Spirit Was Tired Of The Grind

His Spirit Was Tired Of The Grind

Grind culture isn't for us. John Henry, a notoriously powerful railroad worker, learned this the hard way after outpacing a steam drill snatched his life away. His story teaches us a valuable lesson.

Snakes Remind Us The Importance Of Paying Attention To Traditions And Patterns

Snakes Remind Us The Importance Of Paying Attention To Traditions And Patterns

Hate snakes? Not so fast. Traditional African cultures saw snakes as sacred. From protecting pharaohs to visiting us in our dreams, serpents symbolize many powerful things. Here are a few.

Being ‘Healthy’ Means Actively Loving Of Our Bodies, Minds, And Spirits

Being ‘Healthy’ Means Actively Loving Of Our Bodies, Minds, And Spirits

For decades the media has been oversaturated with anti-Black diet culture disguised as “health.” But these Black spiritualists, healers, and content creators are challenging us to rethink what we identify as “wellness,” making it clear we must be healthy in our bodies, minds, and spirits.

The Important Spiritual Lesson We Must Learn From Malcolm X

The Important Spiritual Lesson We Must Learn From Malcolm X

The Nation Of Islam was founded in the 1930s, and grew significantly under Elijah Muhammad’s leadership. One convert in particular deeply influenced the movement. So why did he walk away?

This Deity Reminds Us Of The Importance Of Honoring Our Ancestors

This Deity Reminds Us Of The Importance Of Honoring Our Ancestors

He desperately needed her protection. She was the most powerful deity and the only one he could trust with his life. How he paid homage to her is legendary, and one of the reasons we still provide offerings to our ancestors today.

This Orisha Teaches Us To Stay Machete Ready In Our Fight For Freedom

This Orisha Teaches Us To Stay Machete Ready In Our Fight For Freedom

The machete was long and sharp. He sliced the blade through the air, prepared to use it against anyone who stood between him and his freedom. He was ready.

We Must Be Wary Of This Specific Form Of Anti-Black Spiritual Warfare

We Must Be Wary Of This Specific Form Of Anti-Black Spiritual Warfare

We can achieve liberation if we believe deeply in our bones that we’re worthy of freedom. But how do we go from believing in our freedom to actually practicing it?

Why You Should Always Wear Or Carry A Cowrie Shell

Why You Should Always Wear Or Carry A Cowrie Shell

Cowrie shells are commonly used in jewelry, hair accessories, and within traditional artwork. But they are also spiritual symbols for our ancestors.

Why Body Shaming Is Anti-Black And Anti-God

Why Body Shaming Is Anti-Black And Anti-God

Historically, the Black body was demonized as a means to “other” us. We’re taught to hate our skin, size, hair, pretty much everything having to do with our Black bodies. And that is not what God intended.

Why Following Our ‘Passion’ Is Directly Tied To Black Liberation

Why Following Our ‘Passion’ Is Directly Tied To Black Liberation

Many of us struggle to find our passion in life, whether we’re just starting our journey or have gotten lost along the way. But our true passion isn’t something to take lightly. Here’s why not following your passion is actually killing your spirit.

The Undying Spiritual And Political Power Of Black Love

The Undying Spiritual And Political Power Of Black Love

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

This Community Is Supporting The Spiritual Wellness Of Black Boys

This Community Is Supporting The Spiritual Wellness Of Black Boys

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 Superb, And Overlooked, Spiritual Power Of Darkness

The Superb, And Overlooked, Spiritual Power Of Darkness

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.

These Traditional Rites Of Passage Are Still Necessary Today

These Traditional Rites Of Passage Are Still Necessary Today

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:

These Sacred Body Adornments Are Sensual And Spiritual

These Sacred Body Adornments Are Sensual And Spiritual

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

Calling Upon Unknown Ancestors

Calling Upon Unknown Ancestors

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?

Her ‘Sacred Woman’ Text Is A Spiritual Must Read

Her ‘Sacred Woman’ Text Is A Spiritual Must Read

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!

Sometimes Secrecy Can Be The Most Powerful Spiritual Method

Sometimes Secrecy Can Be The Most Powerful Spiritual Method

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.

Black Women Are Leading The Charge Of Self-Sufficiency And Restoration

Black Women Are Leading The Charge Of Self-Sufficiency And Restoration

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.

This Sacred Practice Will Make You Reconsider What You View As ‘Trash’

This Sacred Practice Will Make You Reconsider What You View As ‘Trash’

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.

This Film Left Us Breathless, But It Also Sparked Some Spiritual Confusion

This Film Left Us Breathless, But It Also Sparked Some Spiritual Confusion

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.

How This TV Psychic Became A Pop Culture Icon

How This TV Psychic Became A Pop Culture Icon

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?

How Enslaved Spiritualists Were Among The First Black Radicals

How Enslaved Spiritualists Were Among The First Black Radicals

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.