Musings

Were There Inns in Ancient Africa?

Just hang in there with me. I was watching a kung fu film set in ancient China called ‘Drink With Me’ earlier this week, and a wandering warrior named Golden Swallow was passing through town in search of her brother, who had been captured by…

The History of Black Hair from Chime (HairCrush)

https://www.facebook.com/190822330968156/videos/935985956451786/?pnref=story This is not what I intended to write about today, but once again, this is one of those videos I couldn't help but share. I love history and I love hair, so when the two collide it gets shared! Hey...I made a rhyme thing.…

To Live Free For a Day

“Hey, Charity! What you doin’?” “Girl... my momma is moving in with me next week. She’ll be down here from Detroit. Just tryin’ to get the house ready.” “What’s with the cage?” “Oh, these? These are my birds. Momma hates birds. She says they stank.”…

In Desperate Search of Black Leather Luxury

My friend Toyah dropped by the house the other night while I was hiding from my children in my room. We struck up a conversation about life – Black life in particular – in America. This is important to tell you, because the discourse Toyah…