Soul Train Awards This year’s 2018 Soul Train Awards was described as a whole lituation–in the literary sense. I could not help but to imagine what a book style version of the Soul Train Awards would be. I can imagine the lovely Terry McMillian and the handsome...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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.