Creative Musings

Welcome to episode four!! In this episode we talk with Reiki Master, Reshana aka The Homegirl Healer about healing our shit and the role of Reiki in that process. I also discuss cooking as upliftment in times of sadness, why pass or fail should be an ongoing thing in academic institutions, and the latest stuff in popular culture! Sit back and enjoy!!

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Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

The Homegirl Healer’s Social Media and Website

Instagram: @thehomegirlhealer

Welcome to episode three!!!! In this episode we chat it up with Ehime Ora, Iya Ifayemi Sangodosu Adelola, who is a Sango Priestess, Black astrologer, Artist, and Spiritual Adviser. We discuss this crazy ass Mars and Aries retrograde (God help us) and the importance of Black people using astrology!! Sit back and enjoy!!

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Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Mama Rue’s Ancestral Musings Podcast episode on Lovecraft: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mama-rues-ancestral-musings/id1498205529?i=1000491808086

Ehime Ora’s Social Media and Patreon

Instagram: @ehimeora

Twitter: @ehimeora

Cashapp: $ehimeo

Venmo: @ehime

Patreon: https://t.co/Ypb4n2QCkn

Book Mention from Ehime: On The Heavenly Spheres

In this episode we discuss recreating a definition of health that is not rooted in western thought, but one that is focused on community and a relationship with your personal body. We jump into the craziness of Unwell on Netflix and Britney explains the role of digital storytelling in recreating what health means to Black people.

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Stars on Fire Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stars-on-fire/id1021266559

Britney's Social Media 

Britney's Instagram: @b_gully_

Britney's Twitter: @ms_gulledge

Cashapp: $BritneyGulledge 

Welcome to season 2!! In this episode Dr. AJ goes in-depth about her research on Black women and self care, and what self care will look like in the future. We discuss the five steps of Black women's self-care, and the use of it to heal ourselves then our communities. I discuss my podcast rename, give some academic advice, and jump into people still having Black women fucked up.

Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence 15:59 - 18:08

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Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Dr. AJ's Social Media

Check out my review of the trap museum in Atlanta, GA!

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

This is part 2 of my reflections on the Director’s Cut of When I Get Home by Solange. I give my reflections on “The Sound of Rain” visual and Solange’s recent interview on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah on the entire visual album.

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Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

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Twitter: @creativemusing_

Link to visual: youtu.be/Q55AVeXzqeE

Show Notes

Books

•Solange Daily Show Interview (2 minute clip) twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status…63264563896321?s=20

This is a bonus episode to discuss the Director’s Cut of When I Get Home by Solange that was released this week. I break down more of the figures and symbols within the visual that relate to Black radical imagination and Afrofuturism. 

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Link to visual: https://youtu.be/Q55AVeXzqeE

Books:

1. Ona Agbani: The Ancient Path: Understanding And Implementing The Ways Of Our Ancestors by Iyalosa ApetebiiOlaomi Osunyemi Akalatunde

2. Animal- Speak Guide Pocket Guide by Ted Andrews 

3. Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald  

Trigger Warning (Death): 33:56 – 37:54 

Black Radical Imagination Episode: https://soundcloud.com/christin-smith-99524119/black-radical-imagination or https://anchor.fm/christin-smith

1. Tea with Queen and J.: http://www.teawithqueenandj.com/the-podcast

2. A Little Juju Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-juju-podcast/id1444197888

3. Negarra: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Sf4BQFWLC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Bruh yall still won't leave Summer Walker alone! I see we still don't understand anxiety or we just like treating Black women like shit who have it.  On this episode we discuss the construct of virginity and TI's dumb ass. The google likes shit is racist!  Also, Black folks do not go to hell. Lastly, we wrap up with my conversations on fat phobia, Black radical imagination, and Bad Bitches!

Contact Info

Website: christxn.com

Email: [email protected]

Cashapp: $christxnn

Social media

Insta: @__creativemusings

Twitter: @creativemusing_

Tank and the Bangas (Song I mentioned is track 9 "I Don't Get High"): https://music.apple.com/us/album/green-balloon/1454294605

Negarra: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Sf4BQFWLC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  goes more in-depth on tiredness

Abuse Trigger Warning - 39:20 - 44:28

Alexis Crawford Trigger Warning - 51:11 - 1:08:44

Self-Care Video: https://youtu.be/Nu700RpdCig

For Black Spiritual Information please check out: A Little Juju Podcast 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-juju-podcast/id1444197888

All books from the past three episodes:

1. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

2. Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling

3. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down by Joan Morgan

4. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon

5. A Secret History Of Memphis Hoodoo

6. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde (she talks about the erotic here)

7. The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition) edited by Robert C. Tucker

8. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins

9. Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow  by Marilyn Kern Foxworth 

10. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition by Donald Bogle

11. Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America by Stacey Patton

12. Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Noble

We Stan Trina on this podcast by the way! In this episode we dig into Trina's "bad bitch" as a Black feminist identity and the ways it can allow us to resist. I also dig into the Popeyes chicken sandwich (the shit slaps!) and capitalism.  Leave Summer Walker alone please! 

E-mail: [email protected]

Podcast Twitter: @blkrdlpod 

Podcast Instagram: @blkrdlpod 

Host Twitter: @_christxn_

Cashapp: $christxnn

Murder Trigger Warning:  29:03 - 34:43

Trina:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/da-baddest-b-h/80807829

Books:

1. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde (she talks about the erotic here)

2. The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition) edited by Robert C. Tucker

3. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins