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 http...

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 -Col...

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: @creat...

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 Weathers...

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,...

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...

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 Underg...

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 @e...

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 b...

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: conta...

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: $christ...

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 Casha...

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 Warnin...

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: yout...

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:...

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 Bit...

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 Advert...

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...