By Dr. Herukhuti Stop it. Stop showing the images, playing the video. Stop talking about how amazing or incredible or moving or heartwarming it was. To anyone who is using the scene of the sentencing phase of Amber Guyger’s trial in Dallas, TX, USA to pimp a narrative about forgiveness and Black people or BlacknessContinueContinue reading “That Ain’t Forgiveness: On the Political Economy of Hugging”
Category Archives: SPIRITUALITY
7 Reasons Not to Call Someone A Hotep
By Dr. Herukhuti Recently, I’ve noticed an uptick in progressive Black folks and others using the Kemetic word “hotep” to label and critique other Black folks who promote a brand of Black nationalism or cultural nationalism that is frequently rooted in the cisheteropatriarchy of white supremacy and Western thought while purporting to be antagonistic toContinueContinue reading “7 Reasons Not to Call Someone A Hotep”
CCSS 2017 Year in Review
2017 was fire. Among the Dagara (Burkina Faso/Ghana), the last digit of the calendar year determines the element that governs that year. Dagara elder, Dr. Malidoma Some, has said, “Fire is the rising force that makes us do, see, feel, love, and hate. Fire has great power, both outside of us and within us. OnContinueContinue reading “CCSS 2017 Year in Review”
The Reasons Religious Conservatives Hate Social Change
By Dr. Herukhuti Religious conservatism plays an interesting role in how societies expand social inclusion, equity, and justice. Religious conservatives determine what emergent norms and values within the larger society are in conflict with the standards of their religious tradition. They use the norms and values of their tradition as the foundation of their resistance toContinueContinue reading “The Reasons Religious Conservatives Hate Social Change”
Something Akin to Greed
By Brig Feltus At first, it feels like something akin to greed. But for that to be what it is, you’d have to be hungry when you’re full. You don’t need it at all. It’s just a bonus gift from God, like when a breeze suddenly meets your face carrying jasmine, or vanilla, or barbecue sauce–whatever smellContinueContinue reading “Something Akin to Greed”
The Necessary Rise of The Feminine: A Letter to My Sisters
I am so in Love with her. She plugs into people for fun, just to watch them light up with gratitude. She is useful far beyond Her sex, but understand, She is no less of a Goddess in sex. She is undeniable. She converts the atheist.
Decolonizing Environmentalism: Fossil Fuels, Slavery, and White Supremacy
By Dr. Herukhuti When I hear the word “fossil,” I think of elementary school trips to the American Museum of Natural History. Seeing displays of dinosaur bones and other remnants from the period when dinosaurs walked, flew, swam, crawled, and however else they moved on the earth. Fossils are the remains of the bodies of dinosaurs andContinueContinue reading “Decolonizing Environmentalism: Fossil Fuels, Slavery, and White Supremacy”
Decolonizing Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation Education: Part 2
By Dr. Herukhuti Click the link to read part 1 of this series. Tai chi chuan is a Taoist martial art tradition originating in China that uses energy called chi, philosophical principles from the I Ching, and the physics of the human body to make things happen. I share tai chi with my students by teachingContinueContinue reading “Decolonizing Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation Education: Part 2”
Decolonizing Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation Education: Part 1
By Dr. Herukhuti I started learning tai chi chuan, yoga, and meditation when I was fourteen. At the time, I had no idea what that would be for my life. Learning the three systems was a part of the educational program at the Junior Engineering Club (JEC), an innovative and radical STEAM-program in the Bedford-StuyvesantContinueContinue reading “Decolonizing Tai Chi, Yoga, and Meditation Education: Part 1”
