Cultural Rituals — David Jackson Ambrose

Sexual, Gender & Sexual Politic of Josephine Baker

In Unlawful Disorder (2022 Jaded Ibis Press) Bowie Long uses the exhibition of his body through dancing to reclaim his sexual identity in a room full of heterosexual men. He is using his fear of being ‘othered’ as the outsider and reclaiming his othered status through deliberate dance. This is much the same as the use of the ‘N’ word being reappropriated by African Americans to battle its historical use as a weapon by the dominant culture.

Cultural Rituals, books, carceral segregation, solitary confinement, schizophrenia treatment, racial disparitiesDavid JacksonApril 15, 2023unlawful disorder, David Jackson Ambrose, LGBTQ books, lasting effects of incarceration & post traumatic stress, mh treatment, mental illness, books on mental health, bipolar disorder, black dance, symbolism African American fiction, lambda literary award finalist

Don't Go Into The Basement!

The underlying messages of basement spaces in literature.

Haircare as a space for Healing

How haircare acts as a space for healing and political discourse in A BLIND EYE & STATE OF THE NATION

Cultural Rituals, LGBTQ, fiction, racial disparities, A Blind EyeDavid JacksonSeptember 12, 2021communities, style and beauty, barbershops, black haircare, beauty salons, a blind eye, state of the nation

Black Hair Care Is Love

The many messages implicit in hair care in the Black community include community, the gathering of the social circles of the ancestors, the presentation of our best selves, and love.