January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. What do you want readers to know about writing, or the process of writing? Or a creative project that you are working on? and the role of community building, and its impact on mental health? I would like readers to know that my writing is extremely ripe + raw. It reveals the inner…
From January, 2019
Black w/ Plants: Community Building Q&A with Maryah Greene
January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. What do you want readers to know about Greene.Piece? Or a creative project that you are working on? and the role of community building, and its impact on mental health? Greene.Piece is a platform that I created that serves as an informative space for anyone who is looking to add a bit of…
Black w/ Plants: Community Engagement Q&A with Ashleigh B. Taylor
January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. What do you want readers to know about the Taylor & York salon? located in the Shaw neighborhood, and its impact on salon patrons? When we first opened our doors we were on the street level of 1604 7th Street NW, there were two large bay windows people could look through and see out of. I remember…
Black w/ Plants: Plant Care Q&A with Julie Topping
January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. What do you want readers to know about caring for plants? Or a creative project that you are working on? and the role of community building, and its impact on mental health? I think plants do a couple of important things. They connect people who have a common interest. This is important because I believe all people…
Black w/ Plants: Health Coach Q&A with Jasmine King
January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. What do you want readers to know about your role as a health coach? Or a creative project that you are working on? and the role of community building, and its impact on mental health? I want readers to know that being open is essential for healing. I believe that black women are in need of healing…
Black w/ Plants: Q&A with Danielle Zelue
January 2019–January 2020, Black with Plants will publish q and a on mental health + community building with botanists, college dropouts, horticulturalists, plant care specialists, natural hair experts, social justice advocates, sound therapists, etc. across the thirteen hardiness zones in the United States and African diaspora. Q. What do you want readers to know about self care? Or a creative project that you are working on? and the role of community building, and its impact on mental health? Self care is vital to your well being. It is not a selfish act, you need to pour into yourself before you…
Here I Am Baby / Struggle = Transformation
Vinyl mixes like these, produced by the hearts and labor of tender comrades, are gifts that never stop being received. Check out what La Garza and Ordinary Joe have made for you:
Black w/ Plants: A Playlist For Liberation
A Playlist For Liberation is a Spotify playlist created by @blackwithplants to help listeners focus on decolonizing their plant-care practice. Said online playlist amplifies the voices of black folk, people of color, women, and individuals often marginalized in the dominant world view. As you aerate soil, add to your compost, or reposition houseplants, consider filling space with the genius of resilient folx. Want to deepen your understanding of geopathic stress + environmental stressors? Follow @blackwithplants on Instagram. Black w/ Plants: Black-owned Shops, Etc.
Care Not Cops
Saturday, January 19, 7 pm Riverside Arts Center 76 N. Huron Street, Ypsi A Community Conversation, facilitated by Solidarity & Defense, Huron Valley Before 2018 came to a close, a bunch of us gathered to discuss care networks that we imagine beyond policing. Our conversation touched on police funding, power mapping, recognizing our limits and…
Louise Michel
In France, Louise Michel—who died on this day in 1905—is celebrated as the heroine of the Paris Commune of 1871. Schools, railway stations and streets are named after her. In recent years, a number of new biographies have documented her legendary life, and over a thousand of her letters have been collated and published. But…
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