The Black Hair Tax: No Breaks for Black Women Who Want to Avoid Breakage
‘Connecting to Something Bigger than Myself’: Reconciling Spirituality and Atheism Amid the Catastrophic Mess of My Life
Singing descants in the church choir at school, I felt nothing except the pride of being able to reach the high notes. While I have always respected the people in my life who do believe in a God, or gods, I never have. I refused to believe that there was someone or something out there setting me on a path. I am the master of my own destiny, as the saying goes. But then a change came…
‘Nudity Allows an Openness Beyond the Physical’: Reconnecting with My Body to Lead a Richer Life
Phenomenologists say that the body is a means of knowing. Through somatic, tactile engagement with the world, we learn things that do not need to be spoken and communicate sensorially in a way that transcends codification. The immediacy and honesty of our bodies allows an openness beyond the physical. Nudity allows an openness beyond the physical…