Valuing the perspectives of your people so much so that it alters your scholarship can feel risky. But what if lettin go of that code switch allowed you more time to just be? Today we are reflecting on creating for the Black gaze and how rewarding yet difficult it is when existing inside historically white institutions.

What if I told you that luck aint real? And it sho'nuff aint an active protective spell? Today we are reflecting on how crazy current sociopolitical happenings have been and how to safely download spells unique to you and your blood line.

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Inspirations for Today's Reflections:

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I Wanna Know Your Ways by Fred Hammond

When is the act of migration ever going to feel good in the body? And how can newness be embraced and not met with “crash out” energy? To keep it a buck, I have no clue but we talkin about how moving back home can feel like a setback when its actually a blessing.

What if I told you that practicing your Audacity on smaller stages could help you find that Audacity when its most needed? What if I told you that freedom can also be found in those moments of performing your Audacity? Today we talkin about the power of Hoodoo and Linguistic Audacity at a routine traffic stop and just a little bit of the movie Sinners!

What if ya Ancestors told you that the life you are after requires you to face your shadows? Would you do it? Today we talking about what it means to trust the requests of your Ancestors, what happens when ya juju "backfires", and the way your boundaries can really steer you in the right directions.

Have you sat down and asked yoself what do you need to let go of to make space? Or better yet, do you have a plan for making space? Today we talking about internal clocks, childhood reflections, and the burden of perfectionism as we welcome in and prepare ourselves for a New Year.

What if I told you that sometimes your safety relies on your willingness to say "No."? What if your "No." is the last piece in the puzzle of your prayers for "peace of mind"? Today we talking the result of staying committed to your boundaries and trusting/seeing your intuition as just another way for your Ancestors to speak directly to you.

Do you ever catch yourself putting on the costume of a “Magical Negro”? What does engaging in the choreographies of palatability really provide us? Today we talking the movie The American Society of Magical Negros and how it shines a light on our survival tactics within our everyday lives. 

Does puttin ya hood on the map come with some reparations or ramifications? Today we thinking in draft about the blessing and curse of living in a world obsessed with the  “aesthetics of Blackness”.

Y’all ever think about how some rap sound like spells? Today we talkin rap beef and how it often feels like a battle of the spirits. So of course we talking Kendrick n Drake, Tupac n Biggie!