Love Letter to Fannie Lou Hamer
Mrs. Hamer, As I walked neighborhoods of the Mississippi Delta last summer, I thought about you. I thought about the determination and...
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Perdita Patrice
- Mar 24
Dear Ms. Angelou,
I hope this finds you glorious. Perhaps carried to you on light breezes in your favorite place. It’s been almost a decade since you...
Tiffany Eve Lawrence
- Mar 15
The Rules Have Changed! More Words Available for Black Kids
It was a typical Sunday in children’s church class. The bustle of parents picking up their children was the cue adult service was over,...
Zeniya Cooley
- Feb 10
It Hurts to Love Hip-Hop
The earliest rap song I remember loving was 50 Cent’s 2003 single “21 Questions.” Growing up, I enjoyed its breezy melody and jingling...
Madison Meeks
- Nov 30, 2022
Realizing the Impact of the Women in my Life, on My Life
As I grow older and the mist clouding my future begins to evaporate, I get glimpses of my life, and it seems I’m torn between two paths....
Adam Lynch
- Sep 30, 2022
Struggling State Loses Only Burn Center to Covid and Boredom
The state of Mississippi is losing its only burn center at Merit Health Central in South Jackson. The JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center,...
Adam Lynch
- Aug 25, 2022
Positive Results in Michigan After Teen Incarcerations
by Adam Lynch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a commission to decrease adolescent presence in Michigan’s justice system after a...
Alexis Hicks
- May 21, 2021
The Demons That Dance at Sundown
I’ll always remember the afternoon of Sunday, November 15, 2020. That’s the last “normal” conversation that I had with mama. As usual,...
Perdita Patrice
- Jul 1, 2020
Power and Liberation in Creativity
What if we gave ourselves permission to be creative? To dream big and find innovative ways to deliver on those dreams in support of young...
Perdita Patrice
- May 29, 2020
Resting While Black
I am coming to accept that the Hot Girl Summer I was looking forward to might become an extended season of self-isolation, or maybe some...
Perdita Patrice
- Feb 25, 2020
Consuming Painful Black Art, Responsibly
The last few years have brought a revival of Black art and ramped up a proliferation of Black creatives receiving their flowers while...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 2, 2019
Meditative Medicine
“This isn’t working.” I sat cross-legged on my yoga mat with my knees crooked in a way that would have made my rheumatologist mad and...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 30, 2019
On the Road with RBG: Learning Tour Reflections
I always feel my brightest, boldest, freest self when I’m on the road. I don’t know if it’s the calming solitude as I pass over empty...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 29, 2019
Mindful Movement: 12 Yoga Poses to Decompress
Yoga has been proven to improve physical tone, decrease stress and anxiety, stimulate creativity and help you sleep better. We've curated...
Perdita Patrice
- May 30, 2019
Getting My Snap Back
Last fall, I took myself on a date. It was around midterms, and my microbiology class had taken almost all of the joy from my life, so I...
Perdita Patrice
- Nov 13, 2018
Cruel Summer
As the air cools and the sun sets earlier, it’s funny that the same people who can’t wait for summer to end also complain about the first...
Perdita Patrice
- Nov 1, 2018
Happy Planting
If you’ve been outside at any point in the last few weeks, you can feel it: the sticky, wet chill that rolled in pretty much as soon as...
Perdita Patrice
- May 21, 2018
Truths About Mom
I became a mother at the age of 19. My high school sweetheart and I took a huge leap into parenthood. For him, there were many...
Perdita Patrice
- May 11, 2018
The Balancing Act
“I don’t have time for this,” I say to myself. I say this about half a dozen times a day, and it’s probably the truest statement I’ve...
Perdita Patrice
- Apr 27, 2018
Value and Empathy: Too Much to Ask?
I will be the first to admit when comedienne Mo’Nique took to social media a couple months ago to ask people to boycott Netflix, I...
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