OUR THOUGHTS , BLOGS, & NOTES

"This essay seeks to (re)member the exploitation of Black bodies commodified as productive technologies. They were forced to cultivate goods for the market and, most crucially, to give birth to human children who were instantly reduced to currency. "

The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are often framed as conditions that only matter when discussing marginalized communities. This has been a pet peeve of ours at RJ Squared. Housing instability, food insecurity, inadequate transportation, exposure to environmental hazards, and limited access to quality healthcare are routinely cited to explain poor health outcomes among low-income populations and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Yet everyone h

Earlier this year we shared a post on social media-- Instagram, specifically-- in response to the rapid actions of this administration that left us, and many people in our community, feeling insecure and frightened about the future. This post was a series of slides titled “How We Get Through This,” which included the following tips for our collective survival: Love on your People Whoever they may be. Don’t let despair have you isolating yourself from the folks who keep you gr

Ancient teachings reveal that the start of a new year is rightfully in the spring season, when new life is emerging. Summer is when life is settling into its new formation, expanding into the reaches of its new self, its new body, its new stems. This summer, we at RJ Squared, LLC are expanding into the reaches of our rebirth. We are filling out our limbs, and feeling the expanse of our power within our sociopolitical landscape. There is no better time to do this than Black Au