Sistah Girls, you know we love us some poetry over here. In celebration of National Poetry Month, we got the chance to speak with author and poet Keith Nweze. Newze is the author of several published books of Poetry; Struggle, The Black Collection Vol 1, Soul...
Black Librarians and the Culture Long gone are the days of using the encyclopedia, when Google is at your fingertips. However, in the 21st Century, the library is still relevant as before technology took over. From card catalogs to BiblioCommons, a web-based platform...
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...
I Am Debra Lee: A Memoir by Debra Lee For a specific time period in my life, my entire world revolved around books, music, and television–specifically BET. It would be a crime to attend school on a Monday and not know the lyrics to the latest Hip-Hop or R&B songs...
As a former journalist, Zakiya Walden is no stranger to the pen. And as a beta reader, editor, and voice narrator she’s no stranger to the Black literary world either. And now with her debut novel, Blue Obstacles she turning yet another page in her story. The...
Last month (July 2022) I was sitting at my computer online shopping editing when I began to see a slew of authors sharing different flyers with the same message. It was an event called the All Black Book Affair, it was digital and somehow some way authors were giving...
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.