In Gainesville, over 1,000 community members came together to march through the city last summer. Many of them were students at the University of Florida, carrying on Gainesville’s significant legacy of student activism, dating back to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and ‘60s. Since the Civil Rights Movement, groups of UF students and Read More…
Spirituality
Millennials Aren’t Skipping Church, Black Churches are Skipping Millenials
While we may not be going to church in the traditional sense, we are gathering together in unique spaces, both in person and online. -Meagan Jordan TWEET THIS Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, published a piece on Oct. 27, titled Why millenials are skipping church and not going back. Emba declared millennials were interested in gaming, ambitiously Read More…
Ancestors Helping Our Mental Wellness Spiritually
When the Ancestors tell you to go to therapy by HESS LOVE DECEMBER 1, 2020 CULTURE, FEATURED, RELIGION, SPOTLIGHT Generational work is breaking the cycle of sweeping mental health under the rug. I do this for myself, my ancestors and my descendants. -@Hess2love TWEET THIS There aren’t enough accessible therapists to go around. I met this reality after an Ifa divination Read More…
Black Lives Matters vs. Black Churches
Which Black Lives Matters vs. Black Churches By Olivia Smarr When I came home from college for winter break I noticed a flyer on my church’s Facebook page that said December 14th was designated as “Black Lives Matter” Sunday. It was a couple weeks after the Grand Jury decision to not indict the killer of Eric Read More…
Growing Elderly
Growing Elderly is part of life, one day it will be you. Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket Read More…
Miracles
Miracles 70-year-old Francis Romero was in a coma in hospital. His dog was allowed to stay with him, and did not leave him day or night. After a month Francis woke up from the coma with the words: “Where is the white angel who constantly whispered that everything would be all right?” Let’s us protect Read More…