Alpha Male Or Awful Male? (Trigger warning: The following article will mention intimate partner violence, also known as dating abuse.) Sistah Girls for those of you who may not know, February was Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM). As someone who serves in...
In 2018, author Omar Tyree celebrated the 25th anniversary of his classic novel Flyy Girl. I was excited that he agreed to be interviewed on our podcast to celebrate this momentous occasion. In the Black literary space, Omar Tyree was a demigod, he had accomplished...
How Authors Can Build a Resilient Brand Ok, tell the truth. What was your response when you hopped onto TikTok a few Sundays ago and realized they’d shut down? Did you cry? Were you terrified about what a ban could mean for your page? Did you laugh—thrilled to say...
What it do Sistah Girls! Even though I hate to dwell on such heaviness post one of the greatest experiences of my literary lifetime (Behind The Pen 2023). There is no way I could let a situation as odious as this fly by unaddressed. Thanks to acts of deception, greed,...
In 2009, Australian author, Justine Larbalestier, published her second novel, Liar. It is the story of Micah Wilkins, a 17-year-old pathological liar whose history of dishonesty comes back to haunt her at just the wrong time. The book was well-received by Australian...
Implicit bias. We’ve heard the term and maybe even used it or accused someone else of taking actions based in it, but what does it actually mean? Also known as unconscious bias, implicit bias can be defined as the attitudes and beliefs that occur outside our conscious...
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.
