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  • 28 Days of Black Joy: How I (Lost and) Found My Fit Family During the Pandemic
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    28 Days of Black Joy: How I (Lost and) Found My Fit Family During the Pandemic

    I taught my last spin class at Push Pedal NYC on March 9, 2020. That same week I flew down to my parentsā€™ home in Miami for a quick weekend visitā€”and am now coming up on month 11 of my stay. Like many others, staying active has not only been key to me maintaining a…

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    Jessica Moulite

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  • 28 Days of Black Joy: Durags
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    28 Days of Black Joy: Durags

    If you thought ā€œdonā€™t touch my hairā€ only applied to Black women, youā€™re sadly mistaken. Every nap shall bow and every wave brush shall confess that a Black manā€™s durag is his first true love. Most people will say it was their moms, but SPOILER ALERT: Thatā€™s a Joe Jackson lie. From the first time…

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    Jay Connor

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  • 28 Days of Black Joy: How to Celebrate Black History Month
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    28 Days of Black Joy: How to Celebrate Black History Month

    We donā€™t do enough for Black History Month. I think it should be a high celebration. Itā€™s Negro Ramadan. Itā€™s the extended remix of Kwanzaa. Itā€™s like August for white people (Wait, you didnā€™t know that August was white peopleā€™s favorite month? Look it up.) I believe Black History Month should be a month-long Sadie…

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    Michael Harriot

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