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The Nuances of Blackness

nuance (nu·ance) n. A subtle difference in shade of meaning, expression, or sound. Being black in America has never been easy, but how we are seen and represented has certainly evolved. Who we are and how we see ourselves has likely always been a bit nuanced to the way the rest of America chooses to identify us. As a collective of diverse people, we are all human beings, are many things at once; never holding…

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Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks to Tradition or Remixing the Norms?

Traditionally Thanksgiving has existed as a holiday to represent coming together over a feast to celebrate all the things you’re grateful for particularly amongst family. What it used to represent versus what it means to Americans today and the pressures to uphold this tradition are different. Thanksgiving has also gained a side tradition: Black Friday which has bled over into Thanksgiving evening. Has the focus of something “socially deemed” as special been turned into more…

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Arabia

When most people hear the word Arabia, they might think of the Arabian Peninsula or the book Arabian Nights. But I offer you a new reference to the word. Meet Arabia Morgan, the ArabiaAskedYou talk show host. Arabia goes way back with PowerInOne. She used to intern as a marketing assistant for PIO and one of the managing partners/co-creators of the brand, Ryan, is her cousin. In honor of Women’s History Month, it is great…

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