Black people like music. We like to sing it, play it, dance to it. (We invented it actually)
A key to authenticating your blackness has a lot of musical influence:
In the chapter on How to be a black friend in "How to Be Black:" "Ideally, you will be fairly competent in at least one of the following areas: rapping, dancing, grilling or frying meats, running or other stereotypically black sports. If you can back up your mental knowledge of blackness with an occasional Moon (or Crip) Walk and a semi-annual freestyle rhyme, your value is assured."
The image of modern black people music was reinvented...
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Day 2: The Just B blog will count down through Black History Month moments and elements of Just "B"eing, tying in elements from "How to Be Black", Yoga and life.
I hope this month is about discovering something new about ourselves in our community that we didn't know before, that helps us recognize our similarities and our strengths together. I hope we can all peel away our layers without discarding our history and find our depth as beings.
May we all find connection with these reflections.
When the song "Black Man" came out it became an anthem my house. My mother wanted to be sure...
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Every sister wants a book to be published nationally by her brother the day before her birthday with her year of birth in it, right? Yes, Baratunde outed my age in his book, “How to Be Black." Nice. I'll remember that. Payback's a ...
Yep, I’m 44 years old today. The number really doesn’t fase me. I’m not concerned with the perception of over-the-hillness and mid-life crises (which should be more traumatic than my early-life, young-life crises?). I still get annoyed sometimes at being carded. And I like to stand on my hands as much as possible.
I am 44 and finally living and being....
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JBBRII is in place (Just B Bike Rack II).
It takes a village and that village must have muscles and wheels.
If you've read our blog or been to our studio at all you know that providing parking for our cycling students has tested our faith and sensibilities :)
Our first bike rack was installed this summer by Gabe Purdy. It was beautiful with our logo and everything. We parked it out front as a point of pride, a testament to our dedication to clean commuting.
It got vandalized.
It got hit by a semi.
It got...gone...as in stolen.
Enter #Lovelansing stage right.
Jessica...
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UPDATED DEC. 29
JUST B WILL DONATE HALF OF ALL PROCEEDS FROM OUR JAN 2 CLASSES TO ST. VINCENT DE PAUL STORE.
PLEASE HELP US HELP OUR NEIGHBORS.
THEY PROVIDE A VITAL SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE A CENTRAL PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
Can't make it to class on Monday? Feel free to use the DONATE BUTTON to the right and note it's for St. Vincents.
PEACE.
B
Original post below:
The St. Vincent de Paul Store a few blocks away on South Washington suffered a devastating fire this weekend.
This REO Town centerpiece has been the foundation of community - accepting...
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If you've never heard the vocals or the instrumentals from this gifted sister, you must!
Her name is Lyric'Lee. She's in Lansing. And her sound is tight.
Here's two tracks from her performance at Just B Yoga on Black Friday.
Lyric'Lee performs "Little Girl" at Just B Yoga's "How to Be Black" event by JustBYoga
LyricLee Live "You Will" at How to Be Black at Just B Yoga by JustBYoga
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You missed it.
Period.
We didn't.
So there.
But we'll share.
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I don’t always drive like a yogi.
If you saw me pull out when the light turns green you’d think I was an aspiring dragster (4-cylinder Toyota or not) until you saw the Just B Yoga magnet on the back of the car.
I don’t like people riding my bumper. I can’t stand drivers who lounge in the left lane and won’t even drive the speed limit. People need to get up to speed on the on-ramp BEFORE getting on the highway, my job is not to slow down or move out of your way when I’m in the stream of traffic on a highway. And as far as I can remember you’re supposed to turn into the lane you were...
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Thanks to Jackie Starbrite, an amazing student and friend for sharing this.
How do you live your yoga? What's your yoga statement?
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Dear Just B Yoga cyclists,
Your parking is gone.
It just up and disappeared. All 900 pounds of metal that was bolted into the sidewalk.
NOTICE SOMETHING GONE?
LOOKS SO EMPTY OUTSIDE
ALL THAT'S LEFT IS ONE LEG.
SEE THE SCRAPE MARKS? BOLTS ARE STILL IN THE SIDEWALK
THANKS TO GABE PURDY...
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