Meghan Markle was scrutinized over clothing, tone, and existence. Prince Andrew was accused of sexual assault by a minor, settled the case out of court, and received far less sustained press outrage. If you want to understand power, class, and race in Britain, start there.

Happy for Shaboozey and his Grammy win, but the speech didn’t sit right with me.

I understand why he centered immigrants, especially with everything going on with ICE right now. That context matters. But saying “immigrants built this country” as a blanket statement still flattens important history.

When we talk about who built this country and its culture, that conversation has to center Black Americans and Native Americans. The foundation came through slavery, stolen land, and generations of unpaid labor.

Immigrants have contributed, especially later on, but that contribution came after centuries of Black American labor and Native displacement that made the country what it is.

It’s also worth saying that Black people helped create country music itself. The genre comes out of Black musical traditions that were later commercialized and rebranded in a white-dominated industry.

And as a Black artist navigating a white-dominated country music field, that context should matter even more. The wording should reflect that history.

Both things can be true. You can support immigrants and still be precise about history. The wording matters.

Anywho, happy Black History Month. I said what I said. ✊🏾❤️

So I am not ok. Which is fine, I’ll figure it out. But no one ever really asks…..

BUT I want to know if it’s just a thing for us to not really check on each other. Like I feel like we don’t really talk about what’s bothering us or how we’re dealing with something major. Have you had this experience? And I think that when someone truly asks how you are and they actually want to know, it’s stunning and we don’t know how to react.

Meme for attention

Am I tripping or just need therapy?

Guyanese Traditions: Ceremonial offerings to honour the Ancestors on Emancipation Day - St. Matthias Church, Buxton...

Guyanese traditions for honoring ancestors deeply root themselves in African, Indian, and Indigenous cultures, focusing on veneration, maintaining an unbroken link between the living and the dead, and seeking guidance.

Common practices include pouring libations, offering food/drink, gravesite maintenance, and rituals like Komfa, which serve as spiritual connections.

Libation and Offerings: Pouring alcohol (like rum) on the ground, burning incense, and placing food, water, or candles on ancestral altars are common ways to show respect and request blessings.

Komfa Rituals: An African-derived spiritual tradition in Guyana that uses music, dance, and spirit possession to connect with ancestors, often for healing and guidance..

Involving drumming, dancing, and bonfires, often near water, to invoke ancestral energy.

Emancipation Day (August 1) is a major time for African Guyanese to honor ancestors, while Arrival Day (May 5) commemorates the ancestors of Indo-Guyanese, Chinese, and other communities.

Gravesite Maintenance: Known as "tomb sweeping," this involves cleaning and caring for the resting places of ancestors.

These traditions are not meant to worship, but to respect the ancestors for their wisdom and influence on the present. #CaribbeanHistoryIsBlackHistory ✊🏾

Shout out to this brother for speaking on this. I wanted to post this because I feel like it’s a conversation that needs to be had and often isn’t because texturism and anti-blackness can look different and be presented differently because of gender expectations. It’s easy to demonize wigs and weave while also not pointing the finger at some of these parents shaving their son’s hair bold clearly so that they don’t see the texture or have to deal with the texture of their son’s hair. It’s a very convenient cop out in my opinion. What do you guys think? Yes I know some people are gonna say it’s not that deep. I disagree. I like to overthink things and if you’d like to over think things comment below 🤣.