Instructions: Read the short story and once you’re done (scroll to the end of the story) VOTE on whether this story should be turned into a novel or novella. And if you don’t think the author should keep going, we have a choice for that too. “Ms. Jessie’s...
The day that I fell in love with Black literature was the same day that I read a collection of poems by my (then) favorite rapper Tupac Shakur. The collection was called The Rose That Grew From Concrete. The specific poem that stole this Midwest Gypsy’s heart;...
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Themes: Colorism, Racism, Gender Identity, & Sisterhood First off, I do judge books by their covers. Every now and then I’m looking for a specific title but more often than not I’m browsing a bookstore waiting for something to...
Sistah Girls, have you all seen the TikTok where the lady is dancing down the walkway to board the plane and the caption is like, “PTO stands for prepare the others, cause I’m still going?” If you have, then more than likely you laughed yourself silly for one or two...
Sistah Girls is it easy for you to predict your favorite books? Sometimes a new favorite book takes me by surprise. I’ll pick it up expecting to enjoy myself and have fun reading, only to end up obsessed and abandoning the rest of my reading list to read it all over...
Sistah Girls, if you’ve read any of my other pieces on this platform, then you know ya girl likes to inform, give her opinion, and help all of us come together in literary unity. Now before I get into my points, allow me to first give you some things to keep at 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.