WATER LOGS

The Sacred Return to Water [essay]

Summary : Explore the often-overlooked legacy of Black midwives as cultural guardians and spiritual healers—particularly in coastal communities where the ocean, moon, and ancestral knowledge converged. From water births and...

The Sacred Return to Water [essay]

Summary : Explore the often-overlooked legacy of Black midwives as cultural guardians and spiritual healers—particularly in coastal communities where the ocean, moon, and ancestral knowledge converged. From water births and...

Red Hair, Black Roots & White Fear [essay]

Summary : Explore the cultural and ancestral significance of red hair within the Black community, challenging the long-held stigma around redheads in white society. It highlights how red hair —...

Red Hair, Black Roots & White Fear [essay]

Summary : Explore the cultural and ancestral significance of red hair within the Black community, challenging the long-held stigma around redheads in white society. It highlights how red hair —...

Saltwater Sacrifice : Cripus Attucks [essay]

Summary : Before the revolution, before the first shot was fired, one man chose freedom. Born in bondage, he escaped to the only place a Black man could be free—the...

Saltwater Sacrifice : Cripus Attucks [essay]

Summary : Before the revolution, before the first shot was fired, one man chose freedom. Born in bondage, he escaped to the only place a Black man could be free—the...

Get Lost [essay]

Theres a Black couple on the beach watching the sunrise.  I always wonder what people do for a living that affords them the opportunity to wake up early during a...

Get Lost [essay]

Theres a Black couple on the beach watching the sunrise.  I always wonder what people do for a living that affords them the opportunity to wake up early during a...

Twenty Seven Percent [fun fact]

27% of beachgoers reportedly don’t set foot in the water at all. A study published in the Journal of Water and Health found that out of 54,250 surveyed individuals in the country,...

Twenty Seven Percent [fun fact]

27% of beachgoers reportedly don’t set foot in the water at all. A study published in the Journal of Water and Health found that out of 54,250 surveyed individuals in the country,...

Sand Dollars [short story]

Marcus sat at the table in his rented beachside Airbnb, watching the waves crash softly against the shore. The ocean’s rhythmic push and pull had always calmed him, though he...

Sand Dollars [short story]

Marcus sat at the table in his rented beachside Airbnb, watching the waves crash softly against the shore. The ocean’s rhythmic push and pull had always calmed him, though he...