Tomorrow is never promised. Reach out to people you miss. Do a phone call, send a text message or even a holiday card.
Black Cake, Jamaican Fruit cake
Black Cake is a West Indian holiday baking tradition demands more because it delivers more. It is rum, patience and love.
The Crown Royal Bag is a Brand On Its Own
The iconic purple and gold Crown Royal bag is a part of Black culture. Yolanda Evans writes this:
There were two container constants in my household in St. Charles, Missouri: the iconic circular tin of Royal Dansk, a Danish cookie brand always filled with my mama’s sewing accessories, and the Crown Royal bag stuffed with everything else.
History Repeats
I have been a fan of Brittany Howard since the first Alabama Shakes album. Brittany Howard released her first solo album, “Jaime”, last year but according to my Spotify Wrapped, I played the track “History Repeats”. It feels and sounds like a companion to Prince’s “Sign O’ The Times”.
Better Be
Big Freedia is manifesting a better holiday.
Comedian, writer and podcaster Catie Lazarus passed away. Catie performed at Chicks and Giggles, the comedy show I produced. When I lived in Brooklyn, I used to see her on Saturdays with her dog when I went to the farmer’s market. May her memory be a blessing.