“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise. I rise. I rise.”
— Maya Angelou, Still I Rise
I am unapologetically BLACK. If that triggers you, go take a look in the mirror. Ask yourself why, then ask yourself why again. Keep asking until you reach the root issue, then deal accordingly. No matter what you do, don’t get disrespectful.This started with me centering articles focused on equity and equality, reproductive justice, abolition, restorative justice, and more. I have evolved to sharing my own prose writings as well as some articles shared in my newsletter. I hope to start/carry on the important conversations. Brooke Brimm discusses teaching yoga to Christians
Brooke Brimm admits more than half of her students are Black and over 50. I have faced backlash from some Christians in my family about yoga being ‘evil’. They hate when I remind them that Jesus was a yogi. Quick read. Check it out.
https://blackyogateachersalliance.org/teaching-yoga-to-christians/