High Five the Movement "Safe and Accessible Spaces for POC"

07/16/2025

✨ Created + conceptualized by Gracie Nicole Berry | CowrieConscious™ ✨ Peace, y’all. This one’s been on my spirit—it’s a long one, but it’s time to let it breathe. Thank you for bearing witness to …

08/18/2024

“My heritage influences not just who I am, but also how I express myself creatively and connect with my ancestors, solidifying my bond to the continent.”

I must admit that when Breana, a writer for the Black-owned travel site World Footprints, first messaged me on Instagram, I felt a little hesitant. But then she mentioned seeing my post from a few years ago about taking the African Ancestry test and wanted to know more about my experience, which changed my perspective. She was working on an article about DNA ancestry tests aimed at uncovering ancestral homelands, which really inspired me. Appreciative for being given another platform to share my thoughts and be recognized. My story is featured alongside another person who found out about their Italian roots, so definitely check it out!

When Allen Bartimioli planned a trip to his ancestors’ homeland, he never imagined he would find himself face-to-face with a cousin he didn’t know he had. Like many Americans, the Arizona pastor and his wife, Ellen, had done some genealogical research and had taken a 23andMe DNA test. Allen’s ...

02/01/2024

Heartwtenching. Rest your beautiful soul Dymond. 💔

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01/21/2024

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In 1963, the famous photographer Richard Avedon took a pic of William Casby who was, born in 1857. Y’all he was 106 years old at the time! In his hands, he was holding his great-great-granddaughter, Cherri Stamps-McCray.
Casby died in 1970, at the age of 113. Just a reminder that (as James Baldwin once wrote) the “History is not the past. It is the present. We are our history.” This is also Another reminder that (as my Nana said) Black Don’t Neva Eva Crack 😊
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09/02/2023

I have a lot of about 7 plastic lawn bags of INCREDIBLE vintage clothing, shoes, purses etc from 1800’s-1990’s. Let me know if anyone is interested in a bulk purchase asap. Thanks! https://fb.watch/mPa6uCwz0k/?mibextid=cr9u03

07/25/2023

I stumbled across an old business card of when my brother worked as a massage therapist. He called his business Hart&Hand. How fitting because my brother had the most beautiful hands to me. He was not only the person I loved most in the universe, but his hands held so many stories in them that I cherish. Enjoy season 2 ep 7. AseO!

Happy solar return to my brother Davids on what would've been his 42nd birthday! Oh, how time flies and heals all at the same time. While cleaning on Friday I stumbled across an old business card of when he worked as a massage therapist. I added a small part at the end about why finding the massage....

07/22/2023

I wrote, "Wataaamelon”, for George Floyd after his murder in 2020 to shift the climactic energy, the trauma, to uplift him, his family and those in the Afrikan Diaspora. "Wataaamelon”, is a metaphor I use to symbolize Black wealth. My poem doesn’t focus on racist tropes or negative stereotypes but instead is a celebration Black life.

*Shout out to Darcey Mills and Kimyatta Williams for capturing the videos you see here!

I wrote, "Wataaamelon”, for George Floyd after his murder in 2020 to shift the climactic energy, the trauma, to uplift him, his family and those in the Afrik...

07/07/2023

Me and Shana Rosado went every year for a while. Happy 20th Anniversary to the one and only Malaika Cooper. Beautiful vibe if y’all are in the area!