The Evolution of a Good Girl

Yes anyone of African decent can practice voodoo but you need to be initiated and claim your blackside. 

Let’s keep it simple. If your african American ancestors come from Jamaica? Look at Jamaican practices. If you are cuban, look at Cuba. If you are haitian or Dominican, look at haitian vodou or 21 divisions. If you are Brazilian, look at Brazilian traditions. If you are trini, look at shango Baptist and other traditions in Trinidad & Tobago. Being Caribbean there was a lot of migration so there are haitian Cubans and indian Jamaicans for example.

If you are african American and that’s all your ancestors have indicated to you, then hoodoo is a great start or even your final destination.

Notice, Africa was not mentioned. There is Over 500 years of time away from Africa for some groups of people and they created their own groups of spirits inside their own traditions.

Just because you are black, does not mean you can practice african initiatory traditions or should go to Africa. Time wise you are just as african as your white American counterparts. In fact they might have more recent african ancestral mixture than you.

It's almost like Black children are policed and adultified by the teachers/public

It's almost like school shooters are more protected than Black children

It's almost like daycare costs as much as rent

It's almost like the government refuses to crack down on corporations failing to pay living wages

It's almost like the water, air, and food is poisoned

It's almost like I live in a place that prioritizes funding wars in other countries/continents than maternity leave .

It's almost like gas is almost 4 dollars a gallon

It's almost like the us government went on record saying that it doesn't think food is a human right.

I mean I could go on about how Red Pill, Hotep, fresh and fit, Steve Harvey head assery has ruined the dating pool

And how systemic racism k!lled my husband before we could have children

But let me guess, when you asked why I don't have kids yet you weren't thinking about any of that

If you are anywhere near New Orleans then get ready, as I am incredibly excited to bring to the city the Essence of Glamour, a vintage-inspired classic burlesque experience with an emphasis on underrepresented bodies.

there will always be overlap when cultures are in close proximity and/or share spaces with one another.

privilege of distance:

"that's in the south, we're not like that"

"that's in america, we don't do that"

that's in those small towns, we're better than that"

privilege of individualism:

"he was a loner"

"that's not how I was raised"

"I would be embarrassed if that was my..."

privilege of time:

"how am I responsible for what my ancestors did"

"it was a different time"

"things will change when the boomers are gone"