Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the...
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi Set in both Brooklyn, NY, and Trinidad, West Indies, author Akwaeze Emezi takes us on a ride with Feyi, a Nigerian-American twenty-something struggling to come to terms with a personal tragedy. We...
Black Cake: A Novel by Charmaine Wilkerson February here in Canada means freezing temperatures and countless snowstorms, but Charmaine Wilkerson’s Black Cake was the sweet relief I needed from the winter gloom. The novel follows siblings Benny and Byron Bennett who,...
Classic Black Literature Sistah Girls, creating this listicle was very nostalgic. It reminded me of those nights as a child when I’d sneak to read some of these novels because they were far too advanced for my adolescent self. When you think of classic...
Preserving Culture in Black Literature Happy Black History Month, Sistah Girls! Now you all know a thug loves sharing a story with you. So, grab a glass of fermented grapes, settle into your favorite reading spot, and let me tell y’all about the time that a young...
You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar Synopsis From racist donut shops to strangers putting their whole hand in her hair, from being mistaken for a prostitute to being mistaken for Harriet...
For women of color to continue the conversations that we have in the nail salon, beauty parlor, church, and during our lunch breaks at work. This is a place where you can kick off your shoes and get comfortable.