What happens when students are given the mic to tell their story? At Detroit’s historic Cass Technical High School, students didn’t just learn about solidarity—they lived it. In an unforgettable workshop, they wrote verses, sang hooks, played saxophone, and produced the original track “Heal” alongside Detroit rapper Fat Ray and artist-educator Antar Davidson. The song, created after a school-wide assembly, gave students a chance to turn the message of Shared Legacies into mus

By Antar “Juda” Davidson Detroit's Cass Teach High School students composing Hip Hop with Fat Ray and Antar Davidson This season calls us to increase the light — one flame, one action, one voice at a time. As we reflect on the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black–Jewish partnership that shaped it, I am reminded that music has always been one of the most powerful sources of that light. During the 1960s, freedom songs lifted spirits in moments of fear, carried marc

Candied Yams Southern Soul Food     Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Spill the Honey's Chair, shared his family's candied yam holiday recipe. From Oxford, North Carolina, baked in oven candied yams have been the centerpiece of the Chavis family’s soul food menu that originated in West African cuisine centuries ago.   Ingredients   4 lbs of sweet potatoes boiled, then peeled and sliced into ½ inch thick elongated rounds    1 stick of butter  1 cup of brown sugar  ½ cup granulated

Great history happened here —in the more-than-century-old home of Dr. Sullivan Jackson and Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. Built in 1912,  in its early African American luminaries W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington visited and held fireside chats there. Five decades later, in 1965, the home again became a crossroad of history. Leaders of the Civil Right Movement convened within its walls to plan the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Right March - work that would contribute dir

A Season of Gratitude and Shared Legacy “Thank you” is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.  — Alice Walker   At the end of this month, our nation will pause for Thanksgiving — a time to reflect on gratitude, connection, and shared purpose. While the origins of the holiday were shaped by exclusion, today both the African American and Jewish communities embrace this season as an opportunity

By Antar “Juda” Davidson As we move through this season of gratitude and shared legacy, I find myself reflecting on where Spill the Honey truly began—not just as a movement or a film, but as a voice. For me, that voice emerged in 2011 inside Eminem’s Detroit studio, when history, hip-hop, and healing met in one unexpected moment. I had just come back from Israel, where I’d been rapping and working alongside Moses “Shyne” Barrow during his spiritual return to Judaism. During t

Spill the Honey helped to sponsor a Soul of Philanthropy Program exploring Black philanthropy and Jewish philanthropy on September 9, 2025.  With three words, how would you sum up Black philanthropy? With three words, how would you sum up Jewish philanthropy? Enjoy and learn from this highlight reel from  “Understanding the Soul of Money, Animating the Soul of Philanthropy.” Highlight Reel from 'Understanding the Soul of Money, Animating the Soul of Philanthropy' 0 Rabbi Jud

Sweetness from Beginning to the End   October opens with sweetness and hope for the Jewish community. On September 23, Jews around the world welcomed the Jewish New Year by dipping apples in honey—a symbolic act that gives physical form to their prayers for a good and sweet year ahead. The tradition of dipping challah (bread) in honey continues through mid-October, culminating in the celebration of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival, which ends on October 13. The month concl

The Shared Legacies  national education initiative is gaining momentum. This past Sunday afternoon, more than 50 educators and...

Chorus: Worldwide, Exclusive, distribution, access granted unlimited contribution to the movement, through the music, do it for the milk...

During an educator's training session, Debbie Coltin, Executive Director of the Lappin Foundation and Spill the Honey Board member,...

Rabbi Arthur Crispe reflects on the meaning of Spill the Honey In a Jewish context, Spill the Honey is the movement out from oneself to...

By Antar “Juda” Davidson As October begins, we carry forward the sweetness of Rosh Hashanah. In Jewish tradition, dipping apples in honey...

We’re buzzing with momentum! Spill the Honey combats antisemitism by intervening at its roots As students head back to classrooms and...

On September 9, 1963, the tragic bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church stole four beautiful young girls from this world: Addie Mae...

by Antar Davidson When Zarina Sementelli began her studies at Spelman College, she—like so many students—knew Dr. King’s dream but not...

Nearly five decades ago, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. —now Chair of Spill the Honey—recognized the powerful parallels between the African...

What’s working? What’s winning? What’s transforming? A movement is growing. Spill the Honey combats antisemitism by intervening at its...

At Spill the Honey, we celebrate the power of music to advance Black–Jewish relations. Over the years, many talented musicians have...

This Fall, we are incredibly excited to introduce the Spill The Honey Podcast , a groundbreaking extension of our mission to build vital...