Sistah Girls, I have been in my non-fiction bag this year and I am here to tell you that the gems being dropped by these Black women authors are nothing short of amazing. From business to Black Joy, these authors have written works that will stand the test of time. I...
Kindred by Octavia Butler There are certain movies, songs, and television shows that are so ingrained in our culture we just assume everyone is familiar. Do you know one person, young or old, who isn’t familiar with “Thriller?” The Titanic? Probably not....
An Interview With Christina Milliner Fiction is one of my least favorite genres to read. Growing up, I just couldn’t get into it. I wanted to read self-help books and memoirs–topics centered on real-life people and situations. I couldn’t connect with the genre and...
The Beginning My mom said that I loved to write as soon as I knew how to scribble on the page. 1994 was when everything changed–I got my first journal. They were given out by my first-grade teacher Ms. Strinban. She had long blonde hair and freckles all over her body....
Sistah Girls, what’s happening? For those of you who had no idea, the month of April bares reverence to two of my favorite things on this planet… Black women and poetry. Now while Black women deserve ubiquitous praise and celebration all 365 days of the year–and to...
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...
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.