Kimolee Eryn: The Poet You Didn’t Know You Needed Confession time: poetry scares me. I’ve tried reading it dozen of times, by many different writers—and every time resulted in me feeling as if I’d missed some great point. I felt underwhelmed which led me to the...
Black Thrillers Last month, the final part of YOU Season 4 was released and Sistah Girls, it was wild! Watching the show got me thinking: why not highlight some amazing Black thrillers I’ve read that emulate all the craziness of Joe Goldberg and company? Though...
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...
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.