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...
Sistah Girls, happy Women’s History Month! As Yoncé told us many years ago, girls run the world. And with March being a celebration of women and girls across the globe, your friends at Sistah Girls Book Club wanted to bless you with some book recs to help you in your...
Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones Between 1979-1981 a series of child murders haunted the city of Atlanta, Georgia resulting in the death of 29 children – mostly boys, though all African American. In her debut fictional novel, Tayari Jones recounts this slice of history...
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...
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,...
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Fun Fact: I adore classical music. It’s my music of choice when I’m working, and I’m even a classically trained singer—hello mezzo-soprano. Still, neither of these things helps me when I pick up a violin. As much as I’m...
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.