astronomically speaking, is a celestial entity that absorbs all energy incident upon it and radiates energy in ways unique unto itself.
The energy a black body absorbs is transmuted into the energy it emits. Black bodies, such as stars, emit energy, such as light, in amounts that increase with increasing temperature: hotter black bodies burn brighter.
While a black body radiates light continuously across all wavelengths, there is a peak in this spectrum, a wavelength at which it burns brightest.
Technically, a black body is a theoretical object, but when I first learned about the concept, I immediately understood it in terms of the realities and survival of
Black human bodies.
I believe the convergence of science, spirituality, and sociology (e.g. Dr. Barbara A. Holmes’ Race and the Cosmos: An Invitation to view the world differently and others) offers vast potential for Black healing and liberation.
Such interdisciplinary frameworks anchor my creative, community-based, and scholarly perspectives of Blackness. If you would like to learn more about my perspectives and projects, as well as if you would like to collaborate with me, click the navigation menu in the upper right corner.