I am Miya Shaquan Fowler, a Greenville, SC-born Black queer womanist scholar and creative. I earned my B.A. in African American Studies with a minor in Political Science from College of Charleston, and I completed my M.A. in History and Culture with a concentration in Black Dance at Union Institute and University.

Throughout my career, I have engaged multidisciplinary thought, drawing together Africana studies, anthropology, history, political science, women and gender studies, religion and spirituality, and dance theory and practice to construct insightful analyses and theories regarding the role of Black art and creativity in establishing, maintaining, and transforming Diasporic consciousness and connectivity.

I intend for this space to function as an online repository of my past and ongoing exploration of the contours and substance of Black expressive cultures. Dance and movement, music, poetry, essay-writing, and spiritual practices are integral to the thought I explore and develop.

This space also functions as an offering to my communities and those who wish to learn and build together. Engage with me if you feel so inclined; or take what you need, and leave the rest. May you find yourself inspired to be and to feel. Peace.