A close reading of a flashback from Toni Morrison’s Beloved where Baby Suggs, holy leads the men, women and children in dance and song in The Clearing; an open space in the woods.

  • church

    Names the work possible in the Black sacred triad and is defined as a body of people who gather regularly around a common point of reverence and who in the process, through ritual, through shared belief and practice, form meaning-full relationships to engender spiritual growth

  • STAGE

    A site of public performance, such as the concert stage or even the street, outside the realms of club and church and requiring an audience

  • CLUB

    Social nightlife space in cities and major suburbs