Reading Time: 10 minutesReading Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score in 2026 Trauma, Black Identity, and the Politics of Feeling Safe THE MIND is an ARCHIVE There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from having to remain composed in environments that do not always make room for your vulnerability. It is the exhaustion …
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast night, I watched Straw, Tyler Perry’s latest film, with my mother — and let me tell you, we were both in tears. Not because the acting was bad (it wasn’t), or because the wigs were tragic (more on that later), but because it held up a mirror to the Black community and asked, “Where’s …
Reading Time: 3 minutesListen. Opening night of Sinners had me in a chokehold. Not only because the theater’s AC was struggling, but because there were two Michael B. Jordans on that screen and my spirit could not take it. Two smirks. Two tight fades. Two reasons to reconsider all my life choices.But Sinners wasn’t just thirst traps and …
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Reading Time: 4 minutesIntro: Mitch Albom’s Spiritual Plot Twist Imagine this: you die, and instead of a pearly gate or judgment seat, you’re met by someone you barely remember — a stranger, a former coworker, a long-lost relative — someone who says, “You don’t understand your life until now.” That’s the premise of The Five People You Meet …
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