A social survival manual for navigating Black and culturally layered spaces with presence, voice, and power.
🌿 About This Project
The B S.o.S. explores what it means to navigate social life, identity, and cultural belonging as a Black or systemically racialized person. Part field study, part cultural guidebook, part archive — this is a space for those of us who’ve code-switched, people-pleased, or shrunk ourselves to survive.
It’s also a reflection on what it means to belong in Black spaces — especially for those who feel out of sync, not “Black enough,” or misunderstood within their own culture. For the ones who couldn’t code-switch fast enough. For the people who were "too white," "too quiet," "too awkward," or just never quite knew the script.
Part research, part storytelling, part cultural healing — The B S.o.S. collects essays, interviews, observations, and field notes designed to help us study, name, and reclaim the subtle social rules that are deeply embedded in our culture, help us reflect on how we’ve shown up and point us toward who we want to become.
🔗 Quick Access
📝 Personal Essays & Narratives
Stories from lived experience — unfiltered reflections on identity, culture, rejection, self-doubt, growth, and everything in between.
🔬 Ongoing Research & Cultural Analysis
Running research logs and insights that analyze cultural patterns, language, behavior, and common vs hidden social rules within and beyond Black spaces.
🧪 Field Work & Video Series
Street-level observation, social experiments, and interviews with people navigating these spaces — shared through short write-ups and a candid video series.
🎓 Workshops & Interactive Tools
A growing collection of reflective activities, group workshop models, and hands-on tools designed to help us practice what we’re learning.
📘 Guidebook-in-Progress
A dedicated space for the actual guidebook being written — including sneak peeks, outlined chapters, mini-guides, and snippets of the writing as it evolves.
📚 Resource Library & Recommended Reads
Curated books, essays, and online resources that dive deeper into race, identity, cultural survival, healing, and community building. Also home to resources on foundational social skills.
🤝 Partner, Connect, Contribute
Interested in sharing your story, collaborating, or contributing in some way? Here’s where to reach out and join the process.
👀 What to Expect
- ✍🏾 Raw stories & cultural reflection
- 🎥 Video content from real-world field work
- 🗣️ Research-backed insights that are easy to follow
- 🖤 Space for Black softness, nuance, and honesty
- 📎 Downloadable guides, tools & creative prompts
📬 Stay in the Loop
The B S.o.S. is actively being built. Want updates when it’s live or when new content drops?