In the 70 years that have passed since the sprawling interstate highway system was built, which destroyed many Black and brown communities throughout the country and prompted decades of ignored protests, there has been little effort by the federal government to reverse the damage. A massive new federal program could [...]
Aiko Pickering, a recent college graduate and Mobile, Ala., native, started Monthly in November 2020 to raise awareness about period poverty and provide menstrual products to people who need them. Researchers found that 64% of women were unable to afford period products in 2017, according to a study conducted in [...]
Black Joy is a weekly round up of how Black people are finding and cultivating joy in their lives in a world that is dedicated to oppressing them. How are you celebrating your Black Joy? Send me an email at jdunigan@reckonsouth.com and share your happiness and laughter with us! Also, take a minute to [...]
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Americans continued to move around the country in 2020. Aside from packing up your life and throwing it into a van, you also have the laborious task of changing your address on all the many important on and offline accounts we’ve all opened throughout [...]
Laura Cotten, Kristen Iskandrian and Elizabeth Goodrich wanted a home for Birmingham’s literary and author community. They were proud of the city’s rich history of storytellers and avid readers and felt like something was missing within the city limits. The three friends opened Thank You Books in mid-December 2019, just [...]
Ready to jive, y'all? I've known from a very young age that music is a powerful tool. It's not only a medium where we can talk about our own triumphs, traumas and hoe tales (lol). Music is an energy magician that can lift entire moods. OutKast members André "3000" Benjamin [...]
Since the most recent Covid stimulus bill was enacted earlier this month, the U.S. government has already provided around 90 million Americans with all or some of $1,400 payment. This week 20 million more will receive the money via mailed check and prepaid debit cards. The next big question is, [...]
Alexa, play “Crown” by Chika It’s my first Black Joy of me being 29 and twenty-fine. I thought walking into the last year of your 20s would put me into some type of headspace during my recent birthday. But with Miss Rona shutting down my birthday plans last year and [...]
The killing of eight people in Atlanta Tuesday, which included six Asian women who worked at massage parlors, has come amid growing discrimination and violence against the Asian community across the country since the pandemic began a year ago. While official FBI data documenting hate crimes from 2020 will not [...]
The “Black Power Heals” series exploring how our Southern Black freedom fighters from both past and present found peace and joy. You can click here to read more about how Black Southern women incorporated self-care techniques like yoga and meditation into their activism. Also, take a minute to check out and join the Black [...]
