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5 POC Podcasts: Self-Care Through Sound

Posted by strange on October 25, 2017
5 POC Podcasts: Self-Care Through Sound

With all the current events going on, the world feeling like a cesspool a negativity, sometimes the healthy thing to do is to step back. Self-care is making sure that your needs come first in the world. There are many ways to perform self-care and it’s become a topic of many podcast episodes. These are my ones – all from people of color – that discuss self care as a concept and ways that it can be implemented in your life.

Posted in: Kelly Duarte, Media Reviews | Tagged: kelly duarte, list of poc podcasts, Media Reviews, poc podcasts, podcast review, the strange is beautiful, woc podcasts

Interview: Enrique Jesus Hernandez: Part 3: DVAM

Posted by strange on October 23, 2017
Interview: Enrique Jesus Hernandez: Part 3: DVAM

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM). We just premiered Enrique Jesus Hernandez’s latest music video “theCHILD” for Sadcore Sundays and now, here is Part 1 of an interview about his EP about experiencing domestic abuse. Read the whole interview in our free zine here.

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones, Interviews, Interviews of Musicians | Tagged: domestic abuse awareness, domestic violence awareness, domestic violence awareness month, dvam, enrique jesus hernandez, free zine, interview, new ep, new music video, new zine, poc artist, poc music, POC musician, queer artist, queer music, the strange is beautiful, zine, zinester

Accepting Difficult Change: Poetry by Georgia St. Jones

Posted by strange on October 17, 2017
Accepting Difficult Change: Poetry by Georgia St. Jones

My mother had been wanting to move to Lancaster since we started going through the moving process. It was me and my negative energy that kept us in L.A. for so long. It took me a long time to accept that my future was no longer in Los Angeles.

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones, Poetry, TSIB Staff Poetry | Tagged: anxiety, black poets, depression, georgia st. jones, lancaster, poc poet, poem, poetry, sad poems, the strange is beautiful

Your Eating Disorder is Valid Regardless of Stick Thin Media Portrayals

Posted by strange on October 10, 2017
Your Eating Disorder is Valid Regardless of Stick Thin Media Portrayals

::::trigger warning: eating disorder :::::

Thank you @joannathangiah for making this. This is such an important topic to touch base on.

Posted in: Uncategorized | Tagged: @n0pales, eating disorders, journal entry, mental health blogger, ossi, poc eating disorders, self help blogger, self love, the strange is beautiful

Sadcore Sundays: Enrique Jesus Hernandez Part 1 – DVAM

Posted by strange on October 9, 2017
Sadcore Sundays: Enrique Jesus Hernandez Part 1 - DVAM

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM). We just premiered Enrique Jesus Hernandez’s latest music video “theCHILD” for Sadcore Sundays and now, here is Part 1 of an interview about his EP about experiencing domestic abuse. Read the whole interview in our free zine here and see Part 2 & 3 of his interview on October 16 and 23 our blog.

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones, Interviews, Interviews of Musicians, Sadcore Sundays, Sadcore Sundays Interviews | Tagged: domestic abuse awareness, domestic violence awareness, dvam, enrique jesus hernandez, ep, georgia st. jones, hunger city, interview, music blog, music blogger, new ep, poc art, poc artist, poc music, POC musician, queer artist, queer music, queer musician, the strange is beautiful
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