It's A Vibe Friday TGIF!! Hello friends and family we made it to Friday and I’ve got the music for you to vibe to. In the spirit of this weeks discussion we will talk about Kwanzaa inspired music as well as sounds of Africa. Let’s start off with getting your playlist ready. Kwanzaa Playlist The music of Kwanzaa can be said to be as colorful as it’s green, black, and red hues. So I’ve looked around at some Afro inspired playlist for ya’ll. Unlike Christmas, however, there isn’

Back2Life Style Journey Greetings my loved ones! Come jump on this Back 2 Life Style Journey with me where this Thursday we explore how to get your spot ready for Kwanzaa. As you know this whole week has been dedicated to Kwanzaa so we are going to continue this discussion by looking at décor and style. I will also be touching on some amazing African designers and fashion trends to shout out our people so let’s get to work Kwanzaa Décor A huge part of the Kwanzaa celebration

Beast Coast Wednesday Hey There Brothers and Sisters let’s continue to BUST through our week with BEAST COAST WEDNESDAY! I have some amazing music for you to add to your jam list this week and it perfectly fits for the seven principles of Kwanzaa. I wanted to give ya’ll some music that makes you feel pride, stronger together, but tells our story. Without further ado… Dope Kwanzaa Playlist: 1. The World is Ours- NAs 2. I can – Nas 3. K.O.S (Determination) – Mos Def & Talib Kw

What's Brewing With You? Hello beautiful people and welcome to Tuesday. I wanna know What’s Brewing With You but before we dive into the divine and glorious abundance in your cup I want to talk food. This week is all about Kwanzaa and yesterday we learned about the movement and history that is Kwanzaa including the celebration. Today we will dive into the festival a bit more by looking at what’s on the menu. Kwanzaa Dishes Of course the menu can vary depending on each familie

Mindful Movement Monday Hello Family it’s a new morning, a new day, and a new week with so much to be grateful for. This weeks blog is dedicated to all things Kwanzaa since it’s right around the corner. The spirit of Kwanzaa is uniquely black in that we use this time to celebrate all the amazing, unique aspects of our culture. The week long celebration looks at where we’ve been and ahead to where we are going which is vital in such a turn in our society. For those of you who

It's A Vibe Friday Hey Friends and Family It’s a Vibe Friday and my music is already playing in the background. Here’s a tidbit about me. I LOOOOOOOOVE TO DANCE and SANG! My mother use to tell me stories about going to the store and not being able to keep my butt still even in the elevator (still that way today btw just minus the elevator). I belt out in the car FULL ON MARIAH CAREY TYPE BELT. Soo around the same time every year I warm the pipes to get ready to sing for 25 da

Back 2 Life Style Journey It’s Back 2 Life Journey Thursday and I’m excited to continue our discussion of holiday décor. First though, I was having a discussion the other day with a friend about Black Friday and found myself sitting here thinking of how I still don’t know why it’s called Black Friday. So in case any of you have found yourself asking the same thing I thought I’d share… Black Friday History Per The History Channel, the first recorded use of the term “Black Frid

Beast Coast Wednesday Hey Hey Family it’s BEAST COAST WEDNESDAY and we are going to break into Christmas Music since the season has arrived. I know I start my Christmas music either right on Thanksgiving or on Black Friday it really depends. This year we started it Thanksgiving evening when we lite our tree. So since it’s December 2nd and I know you didn’t listen to every Christmas song yet I want to tell you about the history of Christmas music and the variations in types of