Here’s Why We Offer Spirits for the Spirits“Pour out a little liquor” and other thoughts on libation as a cultural practiceafrobella·Added Oct 29, 2021·4 min readafrobella·Added Oct 29, 2021·4 min read
Black Cemetery Loss Is a National CrisisOur headstones are gone. The land is flooded or infested. Can Black death and afterlife be saved like Black lives?Morgan Jerkins·Added Jul 14, 2020·7 min readMorgan Jerkins·Added Jul 14, 2020·7 min read
How Can Immigrants Die With Dignity During a Pandemic?Covid-19 has robbed many immigrant families of the right to be buried in a way consistent with their values and traditionsKatie Acosta·Added May 19, 2020·5 min readKatie Acosta·Added May 19, 2020·5 min read
The Virus Is Taking Away Our HomegoingsServices, repasts, and second lines are empty since the ’rona stripped our funeral traditionsBiba Adams·Added May 1, 2020·9 min readBiba Adams·Added May 1, 2020·9 min read
Remembering My Mama At ChristmastimeHonoring our rituals is perhaps the best medicine for a broken heartMonique Fields·Added Dec 18, 2019·7 min readMonique Fields·Added Dec 18, 2019·7 min read
The Disturbing Erasure of Black Burial GroundsThe gentrification of these once sacred spaces is costing us our cultureAmber Butts·Added Aug 21, 2019·7 min readAmber Butts·Added Aug 21, 2019·7 min read
A Lasting Relationship That Will Never DieA woman mourns the memory of a close friend who passed unexpectedlyNneka M. Okona·Added Aug 2, 2019·5 min readNneka M. Okona·Added Aug 2, 2019·5 min read
