Blues is an old genre of music and often, with our current ears and sensibilities, some songs’ content sounds creepy, in poor taste, or even simply dark. It happens so often that I have a playlist of songs that I only share with others in very specific contexts. To be honest, I’ve felt mildly ashamed […]
“Good Morning Little School Girl” – Creepy or Sweet Read More »
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between soul food and southern cooking? Many people have. There are many theories as to why this rift has occurred. From the outside, at first, it can seem like there is no difference. Anyone who has had both can tell you they are worlds apart. My theory
Soul food is just southern food? Read More »
An early morning after yet another sleepless night, I went to local coffee shop to grab a pick me up before a full day of work. I anxiously ordered mocha ( my thoughtless choice) and carefully walked towards the back of the coffee shop. SCRRRREEEEEEEECH a shrill voice cuts the air. No. I thought. Please
Stop taking up so much space Read More »
A few weeks ago, I was writing down some notes of ideas I want to do within my local dance scene to help us get past some issues we have been having. When I wrote them, we were going through a hard time, I was having a hard night and left early accidentally leaving it
Lindy vs Blues- a problem of disrespect Read More »
When I was growing up, Aretha Franklin was more than just a singer, but an icon and a powerhouse we all were meant to try to live up to. She was beautiful, talented, strong Black woman whom we all loved. Let’s dig into the life of Aretha and respect her legacy. Like many Black artists,
Aretha: a legacy is gone Read More »
After living in Denver for several years occasionally I would get asked a question that just makes me start laughing hysterically until I look at the person’s face in realize that they are serious. “why don’t Black people go camping?” Even now that I can’t fathom how white people don’t know this about Black Americans,
Black People Don’t Camp??! Read More »
When I was a child I had a set of quirks. I couldn’t knock on doors, use the phone or meet important people without heavy breathing, much foot dragging, and sweating. I also couldn’t enter crowded rooms, talk to people, or stop counting to 5. And, many many more random things. My family and friends
Black Families Series: Mental Health Read More »
I’ve decided to write a series of posts on Black families. It’s a topic that’s on the forefront of my mind, and yet hasn’t been explored on Obsidian yet. I want to dispel some myths around Black families and also highlight the issues that they have and why. So this is part 1, and a
Black Families Series: Absent Black Father Read More »
As I sit before my computer and yet another online discussion, I’ve noticed yet again that there is a miscommunication about something that feels so obvious and basic to me that I simply kept hoping that eventually people would catch on. You haven’t. I’m too tired to explain this repeatedly throughout my life and instead
Dear white people: a Letter on Generalizations Read More »
Honestly, I’ve been struggling with this question for months now. To me, it seems like a question with an obvious answer, but this is somehow untranslatable to the white masses (see posts on generalizations). A few months back, I asked DJs to start looking into Black music to play for the last hour-ish of the
Ask a Black Person: What is Black music? Read More »
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