Heritage, History & Cultural Insights

Writing the Self: Maya Angelou and the Revoluti...

Maya Angelou lived many lives, and I love that about her. What moves me even more is that she seemed to understand those lives could be authored. Every chapter became...

Our Art Used to Be a Language: The Hidden Meani...

Relearning the Language of Bogolanfini and Preserving Black Cultural Identity Most of us in the diaspora were hand fed tiny fragments of our history and were never meant to notice...

Gil Scott-Heron: The Legacy of a Spoken Word Pi...

Discover the life and legacy of Gil Scott-Heron. Explore how his poetry and music shaped the Civil Rights movement and influenced the birth of modern hip-hop.

James Baldwin & the African Griot Tradition | T...

Explore how James Baldwin carried on the ancient West African Griot tradition. A deep dive into his literary legacy and the power of storytelling in Black history