⏰Issue #5 - October 1st 2025

If you’ve ever found yourself tapping your feet to the beat of “Cupid Shuffle” or stepping in time with “The Electric Slide,” then you already know the magic of line dancing. Line dancing isn’t just a fun way to move — it’s a rich cultural expression that encourages movement and creates community.

While the format of line dancing dates back centuries across cultures, Black communities in the U.S. made it their own during the soul, disco, and funk eras of the '70s and '80s. Dances like the “Bus Stop” and “Electric Slide” became community staples at cookouts, family reunions, and church events. By the time the '90s rolled around, line dances like the “Cha Cha Slide” and “Wobble” were not just party favorites — they were cultural touchstones, passed down through generations. Each routine told a story of joy, resilience, and togetherness.

When bad actors unlawfully utilize your identity for gain, you must wonder how the bad actor obtained enough of your personal information to successfully exploit you and why they chose you in the first place. The truth is, in many cases, you are simply the victim of chance. Your email address or phone number was wrapped up in a cyberattack, or they got your information as a result of attacking a third party with which you do business. 

A Self-Discovery Guide for Women Who Are Ready to Stop Shrinking and Start Becoming

What if the only thing standing between you and the life you were created to live… is you?

In this raw, relatable, and revelatory guide, Cassandra Crawley Mayo invites women—especially Black women who’ve silently carried the weight of generational expectations, trauma, and spiritual doubt—to embark on a courageous journey of healing, truth-telling, and transformation.

Through soul-stirring letters, real-life experiences, and biblical wisdom, Is Your Way In Your Way? helps you confront the masks, wounds, self-doubt, and cultural pressures that block your growth—so you can finally reclaim your voice, rediscover your purpose, and boldly walk in the freedom that’s already yours.

How I’m Redefining Breast Cancer Awareness Through AfroPink

By Vina Morris

When I founded AfroPink in 2020, I wasn’t trying to become an entrepreneur — I was trying to survive. After a benign biopsy in April 2019, I underwent a lumpectomy in May. I didn’t get my results until June; no one contacted me after surgery, and the results weren’t released to my patient portal. I had to call myself to obtain the diagnosis, and what I learned stunned me: carcinoma.

I was shaken not just by the diagnosis but by the lack of urgency in telling me. That experience showed me how easily someone could fall through the cracks. Then, just six months later, in January 2020, I was diagnosed again.

I never set out to “build a brand.” I created AfroPink because I didn’t want other women — or men — to have to go through what I went through.