In Black and White: The Long and Short of It
Black Folks: Keep Your Head Up When I was in New Orleans last week, a small group of us Mississippians gathered to talk about the...
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Perdita Patrice
- Nov 8, 2019
New GOP Voter Purge Underway in Georgia
Photo courtesy State of Georgia. Almost one year ago, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) barely eked out a win over Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams...
Perdita Patrice
- Nov 1, 2019
Burna Boy’s “African Giant” is a Feat in Connecting Global Black Music
Burna Boy’s latest album is a cultural offering that connects the African continent and its diaspora through a universal Black...
Perdita Patrice
- Nov 1, 2019
“Move Mississippi Forward” The Lighthouse Q&A with Zakiya Summers
After a year of campaigning, former ACLU Communications Director Zakiya Summers won the Democratic primary for Mississippi’s District 68....
Perdita Patrice
- Oct 18, 2019
Media Says Paying Off School Loans is Possible With Simple Hard Work, Causing Laughter
The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects readers might’ve noticed the recent Twitter/People Magazine/ABC News post about a Daily Beast editor...
Perdita Patrice
- Oct 17, 2019
Thee Invincible Stallion
Photo courtesy www.instagram.com/theestallion In 2013, a video of an 18-year-old college student went viral as she battled alongside male...
Perdita Patrice
- Oct 16, 2019
Smiles, Hugs and Tragedies
Note: Since the time of this writing, a Fort Worth Police officer (Aaron Dean, who resigned and was, subsequently, arrested and charged...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 24, 2019
Making it Home: Beginning to Reimagine Your Space
After all the paperwork is completed and your keys are in hand, your to-do list as a first-time homeowner can be extensive. New locks,...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 20, 2019
Five Ways U.S. Courts Straight-up Clown You
Chances are you already know that the U.S. Court system is no place for poor people or minorities. If you’re rich and white, however, and...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 10, 2019
White Skin, Black Spaces
Last week, the nice lady who lets me do research for The Lighthouse (that would be Natalie) asked me to put into writing how it was that...
Perdita Patrice
- Sep 3, 2019
Daphne Chamberlain: A Scholar-Activist Sparks Change in Mississippi
Dolls lined along the floor, chalk in hand, lesson planed. Daphne Chamberlain, Ph.D., recalls the day she got in trouble for writing on...
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
- Aug 29, 2019
B Graham Beauty: Natural Products that Represent Black Girls and Women
Many girls dream of owning a business and becoming a #boss. Sixteen-year-old Brayden Graham never imagined that a Christmas shopping trip...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 28, 2019
On Toni Morrison and the Craft of Writing
I learned of her death while driving through Bed Stuy. I saw the first tribute flash across my phone during a quick Instagram scroll at...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 23, 2019
Will’s Bed Bugs
I came to Jackson via London and Chicago. I grew up in Britain, I moved to Chicago for graduate school to study anthropology at the...
Perdita Patrice
- Aug 9, 2019
Mississippi Immigrant Raids Timed with Texas Shooting Spree, Says Critics
Last month, a white extremist shot and killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas. He was hunting exclusively for Latinos, according to his...
Perdita Patrice
- Jul 30, 2019
Footprint Farms and the Path to Food Security
The soil is dark and rich in Mississippi, much like its history. Agriculture accounts for over one-third of exports in the state....
Perdita Patrice
- Jul 30, 2019
Mississippi Politician’s Sexism and a Bigger Fight: Intersectionality
Republican state Rep. Robert Foster gave social media a glimpse of American Sharia this month when he refused to allow a reporter access...
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