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...
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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...
To be a writer you have to write: An Interview With Omar Tyree
To be a writer you have to write. Omar Tyree hit the scene hard in 1993 with the release of his second novel, Flyy Girl. The coming of age tale follows the life of Tracey Ellison–a young sassy black girl who grows up in a middle-class Philadelphia suburb of...
Book Review: Blessed By Malakai by Sherelle Green
#Blessed By Malakai: To Marry A Madden Book 1) By Sherrelle Green Hey, Sistah’s Hey! The Madden men first debuted in Red Velvet Kisses (Micah), and later in Beautiful Surrender(Malik). The author decided to give us the story of the other Madden men with Malakai as...
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SHORT STORY: Nikki by S. L. Murray [READERS VOTE]
"Nikki" by S. L. Murray She stared in the rearview mirror. Looking for something, anything to change her decision. But there was nothing. No expression on her face and no life in her eyes. Her brown eyes used to be full of life. They used to sparkle and dance. She had...
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SHORT STORY: ‘Miracle on 42nd Street’ by Eartha Watts Hicks [READER’S VOTE]
"Miracle on 42nd Street" By Eartha Watts-Hicks I had just left the hair salon at around 11:15 pm. Karen, my best friend, and owner of Eternal Beauty, occasionally gave me a lift to the Gun Hill Road train station on her way home. I was hoping to be able to catch the...
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Short Story: ‘The Social Butterfly’ By Danielle Calhoun [READER’S VOTE]
"The Social Butterfly" by Danielle Calhoun The Social Butterfly Stage: Brooke begins to put her hands in the air and move her hips, as her box braids swish left and right across her shoulders, hooting and hollering, drawing attention to herself as her favorite song...
![Short Story: ‘Nothing Just Happens’ By Ingrid Mercé [READER’S VOTE]](https://i0.wp.com/shareehereford.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Playlists-and-Promos-copy-4.jpg?resize=800%2C675&ssl=1)
Short Story: ‘Nothing Just Happens’ By Ingrid Mercé [READER’S VOTE]
‘Nothing Just Happens’ By Ingrid Mercé If only I loved my husband as much as he loves me. The dawn is breaking and the sun is slowly creeping into the sky. It was early morning, the crack of dawn to be exact. The only people awake at this time of day were old people...
18 Books To Add To Your Reading List From ‘Behind The Pen 2018’
Hey Sistah Girls, did you attend Behind the Pen 2018? If you did and you're still trying to get to know the authors, I've made a nice list of books to begin your reading journey. The event was amazing, I met some of my favorite authors and got a chance to meet some...
Behind the Pen 2018: Authors Pre-Order Information
Behind the Pen 2018 is Coming! Sistah Girls, Behind the Pen 2018 is less than a month away–where did the time go? If you will be joining us in New York City be sure to check out the participating authors who have pre-order forms. The great thing about pre-order forms...
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