The Founding of the “Flock”
Being part of a community is crucial to the human experience. Finding and connecting with people who help you feel safe, contribute to your personal growth, and support you as…
Knotelry: The platform for all crafters
Tell us about your background in fiber arts and coding While my undergraduate degree is in Informatics, I actually did not have a ton of coding experience prior to completing…
Making Magic: Arts & Crafts with Intention
Like many people during the pandemic, I turned to crafting to help pass the time. What I didn’t expect was that learning to make things for myself would also help…
Juniper, It’s Not Just for Christmas Trees
I know, I hear it all of the time, “I don’t like gin, it tastes like a Christmas tree.” All I ask is that you give us a chance to…
When Freedom Came
“For years We walked that narrow road. Bound to land, with ropes and chains. Our heads hung down, Worked through and through, No word when freedom came.” My paternal great-great-grandparents…
6 Must-Read Books For Children & Adults on JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth (Beautiful Me) by Anece Rochell Daylen (one of the characters from the Beautiful Me Series) is excited and ready to share everything he knows about Juneteenth. Juneteenth is an…
Melanated Hands
Hands that loveHands that careHands that cherishHands that holdWhen these hands love,they do with abundanceWhen these hands care,it is with much tendernessWhen these hands cherish,it takes hurts and pains away,When…
More Asian?
I wish I wasn’t Chinese. I would be prettier if I was white. My eyes aren’t that slanty. I would be cooler if I was Black. I just want to…
“Mama am I Black?”
“Mama am I Black?” I asked, as a child. She responded affirmatively, “Of course you’re Black.” That was that. I have a Black mother and a white father, and when…