Oh Sis, You’re Vegan? 5 Black Vegan Cookbooks You Should Read
Let's Talk Vegan Cookbooks Hey, Sistah's Hey! If you're anything like me and made the trek to adopt a new lifestyle you have found in this world of vegans seeing representation of people that look like us is rare. You'll also find that many believe that you can't be...
Booked & Busy: 7 Black Authors Whose Books Keep Them Booked!
I saw this post on Instagram yesterday that read, "MOOD for the rest of 2018: Booked, Busy. & Minding My Business!" Sistah's you can't disagree with that. I know many of us can relate to this post. We all know we're BOOKED because we love books, BUSY because we...
8 Black Romance Novellas To Read This Fall
Fall Novellas! The weather is changing and it's always great to have a good book to cozy up with. While I love a long read sometimes I like to read something short and sweet. With the holiday season around the corner, its fitting to start with a few fun reads. I know...
Short Story: A Personal Matter by SM Grady [Reader’s Vote]
A Personal Matter by SM Grady Lisa peeked out of her window just in time to see a black Honda speed off down the street. She’d thought she heard a car idling in her driveway just minutes before, but by the time she got to the window to check, she couldn’t really tell...
Short Story: The Real View of a TV Hostess by Bob McNeil [Reader’s Vote]
Vera Parlay nervously tossed under the Italian silk sheets of her king-size bed. On that autumn night, according to the clock, she only slept a few hours. From the looks of things, no one else was alert on her $61 million dollar estate in Bel Air, Los Angeles....
Short Story: No Ambulance by Toni Carter [Reader’s Vote]
It was 3 a.m. and the patriotic light display in Jamarcus’s rearview mirror made his heart plummet into his size 12 Jordans. The sight of two police officers creeping to the driver’s side of his black Chevy Impala sucked the air right out of his lungs. At this moment,...
You Know Me When You Read My Work: An Interview With Takerra Allen
"You know me when you read my work." -Takerra Allen Takerra Allen is a Black contemporary urban author, director, producer, and CEO of the all-female entertainment company–Heaven Inc. Allen has made it nearly impossible for you to be a reader of urban literature and...
15 Black Bookstagrammers You Should Follow On Instagram [Part 1]
Bookstagram is super popular on Instagram. One of my favorite things to do (especially when I am looking for a new book to read) is browse through some of my favorite bookish accounts. If you are looking for new books to read but don't have the time to open the...
Mentoring and Paying It Forward: An Evening With Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones
An experience with Pearl Cleage and Tayari Jones On a recent Thursday evening, the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself. The chance to meet renowned and bestselling authors were one thing, but to have the two authors be two favorites was yet another phenomenon...
A Black Woman Lived Nappily Ever After [Movie Review]
Nappily Ever After Nappily Ever After hit Netflix and it's been receiving some mixed reviews. After watching the film and then heading over to black twitter to see if we were on the same page about the film I was a little taken back by the reviews. The Romcom is based...