Letters: Dante

Dear Admissions Committee,  It is with great pride and pleasure that I highly recommend Dante X to be accepted to your institution. Dante has continuously displayed exceptional character,…

Poetry: You Can’t Hide Heart | BHM BFM

You Can’t Hide Heart Will I ever write a poem as beautiful as Maya’s? Will I ever hit a note as high as Mariah’s? Will I ever love…

Keepin it Real with my Dad

Growing up, an extremely frequent statement, “Coach Rob said…”

From My Archives 1.1: Lorenzo H. Mills

They say life is for the living and while he was with us, Lorenzo H. Mills truly lived. Traveling the world, taking care of his family, and serving…

Black Adventures 1.6: Heyward-Washington House of Charles Town

Downtown Charleston is filled with historical markers, cobblestones, and homes with more history than many parts of the United States. I listened to what these historic structures told…

Black Adventures 1.5 | Middleton Plantation & Perpetual Generational Wealth

For research purposes, I decided I needed an immersive experience on an American chattel slavery plantation. My third plantation this year, I realized the only way I could…

CBS17 x MJWW

Honored to participate in reading the words of Frederick Douglass. Dozens attend reading of Frederick Douglass’ ‘Fourth of July’ speech at historic site in Durham

Black Adventures 1.4 | Unity Cemetery of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Part 1

This past year I’ve been sharing an incredible experience with conscious community leaders from Rocky Mount, North Carolina; the restoration of the historic Unity Cemetery. My perpetual quest…

Black Adventures 1.3 | Stagville Plantation

Historic Stagville still stands. This 1776, wagon Road turned into a booming plantation by 1860. The Cameron Family was empowered to exert control over more than 30,000 acres…

Black Adventures 1.2 | Shirley Plantation

Did you know that the oldest family run business in America is a plantation? Shirley Plantation Launched with a government land grant in 1613, approximately 15 generations later white…