Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Epistemologies of BlackHouse(s

"I believe a black house is one that is familiar on multiple levels of understanding to the mind both (conscience and subconsciousness) to the black mind."
  • comfort 
  • safe space
  • good music 
  • food
  • lovely people
  • feeling of home
"Music playing in the back ground, different kinds of scents, comfort food warm welcoming environment when you walk in the door."

  • music playing in background 
  • different kinds of scents
  • comfort food
  • warm/welcoming environment when you walk in the house
  • old photographs


"In a literal sense, it is a home inhabited by majorly, if not entirely, Black people it is also a safe space for Black people and is dominated by what may be interpreted as Black culture and aesthetic"

"Soul and the spirits make a House black. It's just like how you make a house a home you got to put your love into. In order for a house to be black you gotta put soul and grace and faith."

"The Black house is a space filled with tradition, flavor and healing. The come in all forms but the pillars remain the same."

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