From Enslavement to Emancipation: Understanding the History of Juneteenth
Juneteenth became a day of celebration and remembrance for Black people in Texas and eventually spread to other parts of the country.
Are We on the Path to Extinction? The Connection Between Animal and Human Survival
Ubuntu Village · Ecological Kinship & the Web of Life Every creature carries its own portion of the life force that keeps the whole web standing. Let one thread snap, and we are not witnesses to the loss. We are next in the chain. Scientists call what’s happening right now the Sixth Mass Extinction — […]
The Sounds of Culture: Celebrating African American Music Appreciation Month
June is African American Music Appreciation Month — and Ubuntu Village honors it by tracing the full ancestral arc: from the griots of West Africa to the gospel pews of the South, from jazz and blues to hip-hop. This is not just music. It is memory, resistance, and the sound of a people refusing to be silenced.
The Link Between Attachment Styles and Abandonment Issues
“The way we learned to love was taught to us by people who were also still learning.” Abandonment wounds are among the most common and least talked-about sources of suffering in our communities. They show up as the person who pulls away first, as the one who stays too long in relationships that harm them, […]