Creative Musings

Hey good people! I talk through my recent experience with discomfort while in the desert. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Pinterest: @creativemusings__ References Colors Change by Tank and the Bangas My Skin My Logo by Solange Cranes in the Sky by Solange  Lyvonne Briggs Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensual-faith-podcast-with-lyvonne-briggs/id1584030201 Music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/fassounds-3433550/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=112191">FASSounds</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=112191">Pixabay</a>

Hey y’all! I am back talking about music, concerts, messy tv, and the possibilities of pivoting when we understand queerness. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Pinterest: @creativemusings__ References -Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon -Colors Change by Tank and the Bangas -Lyvonne Briggs https://instagram.com/lyvonnebriggs?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== -Ash Inspires https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-still-happening/id1546002550 Podcast name “It’s Still Happening” -Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

Hey yall! I have renamed the podcast and wanted to share some updates. Welcome to Creative Musings podcast, the podcast all about imagination, creativity, culture, and consumption. Thank you for your support over the years! I'm excited to be recording again! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Pinterest: @creativemusings__

Welcome to Episode 4! I reflect on the power of fiction writings and talk about some romance novels I have been reading! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Citations  EbonyJanice live: https://www.instagram.com/tv/ChXKbDbI0wi/?igshid=ZGNkOWFmMTU= Romance books Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers  D’Vaughn & Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgins Behind the Scenes by Christina C. Jones Books  The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison  Rootedness: The Ancestor as Foundation by Toni Morrison Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston  Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison  Sula by Toni  Morrison  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  Albums mentioned Age/sex/location by Ari Lennox Yam Grier by Zyah Belle The Heat by Toni Braxton

Welcome to episode 3 of season 3!! Today we talk about how the writers of the Jeffersons were wild as hell. I talk about being a Stuart of doubt in the consumption of art. I go into the meaning of art and why we must critique it. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Citations Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination by Robin D.G. Kelley Symbolic Creativity by Paul Willis in the Popular Culture reader edited by Raiford Guins & Omayra Zaragoza Cruz Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society by Raymond Williams bell hooks https://youtu.be/rJk0hNROvzs Helga Davis interview with Esperanza Spalding: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/helga/id1174524789?i=1000473967080 Queerness Pod Episode with CAM: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-radical-imaginations/id1506367000?i=1000498503459 Poli Edu Resources Claudia Jones - https://claudiajonesschool.org Black women radicals - https://www.blackwomenradicals.com https://instagram.com/blackwomenradicals?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Black Feminist Politics - https://instagram.com/schoolforblackfeministpolitics?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Hey!! This week we talk about the importance of proper burial, the church girl single from the Renaissance album, and we go over the basics of Aforfuturism as a practical framework. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Citations  Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy by LaShawn Harris Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack  Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a40786806/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/ Black Radical Imagination Episode - https://anchor.fm/christin-smith/episodes/Black-Radical-Imagination-e8v8vo/a-a2acnau Spirituality as Technology in Afrofuturism - ttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-society-for-american-music/article/foreword-after-afrofuturism/5FD0350854199D76971D1CD94B17A29E Claudia Jones - https://claudiajonesschool.org Black women radicals - https://www.blackwomenradicals.com

Hey yall and welcome to season 3!!! In this episode, I talk about the spiritual and ancestral elements of shows and movies within Popular Culture! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Readings mentioned: Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City's Underground Economy Queering Black Atlantic Religions: Transcorporeality in Candomblé, Santería, and Vodou (Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People)

Welcome to the season finale of season 2!!! On the final episode we talk about what time means to us as Black ass people, our healing, and our karma! Let me know how you enjoyed the season!  Be safe! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Astrologers to Follow on Social Media  -Ehime Ora @ehimeora (Insta and Twitter) -Noelle, the Vibe-ologist @noellethevibe (Insta and Twitter) -Dayna Lynn @PeoplesOracle (Insta and Twitter) -Mecca Woods @TheMeccanism (Twitter) -Janelle Belgrave @JSoAbove (Twitter) -Shawnte @shawnteoutloud (Twitter) Time PDF and Books -BLACK IN TIME: EXPLORING NEW ONTOLOGIES, NEW DIMENSIONS, NEW EPISTEMOLOGIES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA by Michelle Wrights - Introduction to African Religion John Mbiti

Welcome to episode 5 of season 2! On this episode we welcome CAM who is the co chair of organizing for the DC chapter of the Black Youth Project (BYP) 100. Cam discusses queernesss for our freedom, how our ancestors used the hush harbors, Black leftism, sex work, and the need for divesting in non-profits. Book Mentioned: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Cam's Information GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-cams-move-back-to-dc Twitter: @killaCAMfrmdaGo Instagram: @sweetpeafromthego Linktree: linktr.ee/CAMLiberation Papyal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/CAMliberation Cashapp: $CarrieMorris

Welcome to episode four!! In this episode we talk with Reiki Master, Reshana aka The Homegirl Healer about healing our shit and the role of Reiki in that process. I also discuss cooking as upliftment in times of sadness, why pass or fail should be an ongoing thing in academic institutions, and the latest stuff in popular culture! Sit back and enjoy!! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ The Homegirl Healer’s Social Media and Website Website: https://thehomegirlhealer.as.me/schedule.php Instagram: @thehomegirlhealer Twitter: @homegirlhealer Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomegirlhealer/

Welcome to episode three!!!! In this episode we chat it up with Ehime Ora, Iya Ifayemi Sangodosu Adelola, who is a Sango Priestess, Black astrologer, Artist, and Spiritual Adviser. We discuss this crazy ass Mars and Aries retrograde (God help us) and the importance of Black people using astrology!! Sit back and enjoy!! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Mama Rue’s Ancestral Musings Podcast episode on Lovecraft: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mama-rues-ancestral-musings/id1498205529?i=1000491808086 Ehime Ora’s Social Media and Patreon Instagram: @ehimeora Twitter: @ehimeora Cashapp: $ehimeo Venmo: @ehime Patreon: https://t.co/Ypb4n2QCkn Book Mention from Ehime: On The Heavenly Spheres

In this episode we discuss recreating a definition of health that is not rooted in western thought, but one that is focused on community and a relationship with your personal body. We jump into the craziness of Unwell on Netflix and Britney explains the role of digital storytelling in recreating what health means to Black people. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Stars on Fire Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stars-on-fire/id1021266559 Britney's Social Media  Britney's Instagram: @b_gully_ Britney's Twitter: @ms_gulledge Cashapp: $BritneyGulledge 

Welcome to season 2!! In this episode Dr. AJ goes in-depth about her research on Black women and self care, and what self care will look like in the future. We discuss the five steps of Black women's self-care, and the use of it to heal ourselves then our communities. I discuss my podcast rename, give some academic advice, and jump into people still having Black women fucked up. Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence 15:59 - 18:08 Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Dr. AJ's Social Media Instagram: @ladivadata Twitter: @pbaJackson

Check out my review of the trap museum in Atlanta, GA! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_

This is part 2 of my reflections on the Director’s Cut of When I Get Home by Solange. I give my reflections on “The Sound of Rain” visual and Solange’s recent interview on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah on the entire visual album. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Link to visual: youtu.be/Q55AVeXzqeE Show Notes Books 1. Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling 2. The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender and Freedom by Barbara Smith 3. Toward a Black Feminist Criticism by Barbara Smith link (this one is free): www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/20709102.pdf 4. Sula by Toni Morrison 5. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 6. The Color Purple by Alice Walker 7. Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Davis 8. Combahee River Collective Statement: combaheerivercollective.weebly.com/the-com…nt.html •Solange Daily Show Interview (2 minute clip) twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status…63264563896321?s=20 •Black Radical Imagination Episode: Christin-smith-99524119 – Black-radical-imagination or anchor.fm/christin-smith •Cam (friend I mentioned): twitter.com/I_amComplex?s=20 •A Little JuJu Podcast: www.itsjujubae.com/a-little-juju-podcast

This is a bonus episode to discuss the Director’s Cut of When I Get Home by Solange that was released this week. I break down more of the figures and symbols within the visual that relate to Black radical imagination and Afrofuturism.  Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Link to visual: https://youtu.be/Q55AVeXzqeE Books: 1. Ona Agbani: The Ancient Path: Understanding And Implementing The Ways Of Our Ancestors by Iyalosa ApetebiiOlaomi Osunyemi Akalatunde 2. Animal- Speak Guide Pocket Guide by Ted Andrews  3. Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald   Trigger Warning (Death): 33:56 – 37:54  Black Radical Imagination Episode: https://soundcloud.com/christin-smith-99524119/black-radical-imagination or https://anchor.fm/christin-smith

1. Tea with Queen and J.: http://www.teawithqueenandj.com/the-podcast 2. A Little Juju Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-juju-podcast/id1444197888 3. Negarra: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Sf4BQFWLC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_

Bruh yall still won't leave Summer Walker alone! I see we still don't understand anxiety or we just like treating Black women like shit who have it.  On this episode we discuss the construct of virginity and TI's dumb ass. The google likes shit is racist!  Also, Black folks do not go to hell. Lastly, we wrap up with my conversations on fat phobia, Black radical imagination, and Bad Bitches! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Tank and the Bangas (Song I mentioned is track 9 "I Don't Get High"): https://music.apple.com/us/album/green-balloon/1454294605 Negarra: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4Sf4BQFWLC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link  goes more in-depth on tiredness Abuse Trigger Warning - 39:20 - 44:28 Alexis Crawford Trigger Warning - 51:11 - 1:08:44 Self-Care Video: https://youtu.be/Nu700RpdCig For Black Spiritual Information please check out: A Little Juju Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-juju-podcast/id1444197888 All books from the past three episodes: 1. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper 2. Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling 3. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down by Joan Morgan 4. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon 5. A Secret History Of Memphis Hoodoo 6. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde (she talks about the erotic here) 7. The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition) edited by Robert C. Tucker 8. Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Hill Collins 9. Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow  by Marilyn Kern Foxworth  10. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition by Donald Bogle 11. Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Children Won't Save Black America by Stacey Patton 12. Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Noble

FYI: Sorry for the Echo! This episode I focus on how fat phobia is rooted is colonization, and how fat women's agency and sexuality have been erased and negotiated through some bullshit! Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Books 1. Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow  by Marilyn Kern Foxworth  2. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films, Updated and Expanded 5th Edition by Donald Bogle

Welcome to the first episode! On this episode we will discuss Black Radical Imagination and how it is key to our resistance as Black folks. Black radical imagination can be seen and heard in popular culture from artists such as Solange, which will be discussed on this episode. Contact Info Website: christxn.com Email: contact@christxn.com Cashapp: $christxnn Social media Insta: @__creativemusings Twitter: @creativemusing_ Show notes: When I Get Home Visual Solange Spoiler  37:30 - 47:38 When I Get Home Visual: http://smarturl.it/WhenIGetHomeFilm Slavery Trigger Warning: 49:45 - 52:39   Books and authors mentioned 1. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper 2. Queer Times, Black Futures by Kara Keeling 3. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down by Joan Morgan 4. The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon 5. A Secret History Of Memphis Hoodoo  A good source for more information on African spiritual practices: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-little-juju-podcast/id1444197888 (That podcast is also available on Soundcloud and Spotify!!)