12 Must-Have Items for Your Writing Tool Kit
Writing Tool Kit Must Haves Hey writers, wordsmiths, and everyone in between! Are you in need of some new tools to help you churn out your next masterpiece? Fear not, for I’ve compiled a list of 12 must-haves that will leave you inspired and ready to werk! Whether...
Take the Jackson Journey! Read All 6 of Tiffany D. Jackson’s Books in This Order
Tiffany D. Jackson is a New York Times Bestselling author, and NAACP Image Award nominee. She has received wide acclaim for reimagining classic stories or true crime cases and delivering them with jaw-dropping plot twists, that unveil the harsh realities of the Black...
Throwback Book Review: Milk in My Coffee by Eric Jerome Dickey
Throwback Book Review Jordan Greene moves from the deep south to New York City and finds more than he ever bargained for. When he shares a ride with a vivacious young white girl, a romance grows between the unlikely pair—much to the chagrin of Jordan's friends and...
THE LEX LIST: MARCH WAS LIT (BOOKS + REVIEWS)
The Lex List Sistah Girls, March was EVERYTHING! In March I finally got the chance to read multiple authors that I’ve never read before. I also found a new author with a story that has captured my undivided attention. Well, I didn’t find her, my book bestie...
Book Review: The Black Queen by Jumata Emill
The Black Queen by Jumata Emill Nova Albright, the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High, is dead. Murdered the night of her coronation, her body found the next morning in the old slave cemetery she spent her weekends rehabilitating. Tinsley McArthur was...
An Interview with Kimolee Eryn: The Poet You Didn’t Know You Needed
Kimolee Eryn: The Poet You Didn't Know You Needed Confession time: poetry scares me. I’ve tried reading it dozen of times, by many different writers—and every time resulted in me feeling as if I’d missed some great point. I felt underwhelmed which led me to the...
5 Black Thrillers to Read if You Love the Show “You”
Black Thrillers Last month, the final part of YOU Season 4 was released and Sistah Girls, it was wild! Watching the show got me thinking: why not highlight some amazing Black thrillers I've read that emulate all the craziness of Joe Goldberg and company? Though not...
7 Spoken Word Videos You Must Watch
Sistah Girls, what’s happening? For those of you who had no idea, the month of April bares reverence to two of my favorite things on this planet… Black women and poetry. Now while Black women deserve ubiquitous praise and celebration all 365 days of the year–and to...
Are You A Ride Or Die Chick? A Conversation With Shanita Hubbard
A Conversation With Shanita Hubbard Shanita Hubbard is an acclaimed writer, she has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, Fusion, EBONY magazine, and many more. She’s also a journalism instructor at the University of Toronto, chair of the Freelance Taskforce...
Sis, Lend Me Your Ears: Let’s Discuss Some of the Discord Within The Black Literary Community
Sistah Girls, what in the name of Whitney Houston’s blessed vocals is going on with my skin-folk kinfolk in these digital streets?! Here we are trickling into the third month of 2023, and this author/reader is in utter confusion and disbelief at the discord in the...
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