When I began Plantains and Our Becoming by poet and performer Melania Luisa Marte, I felt like I was on a journey through generations of Black women from all walks of life. Luisa opens by letting readers know that this won’t be your regular degular poetry book,...
E.D. Small, a rising poet hailing from DeLand, (Central) Florida, is the author of the award-winning poetry collection Melting Faces in a Cracked Mirror. This collection of layered rhythmic poems, ballads, and prose is based on real and imaginary characters and the...
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...
A Night Filled With Talented Sistah Girls On Saturday, April 24, 2021, the Sistah Girls Book Club hosted its first virtual open mic nite. I got the idea for the event because April is National Poetry Month and I wanted to bring some joy into the atmosphere. We are all...
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans In 1995, the late author, poet, and playwright Ntozake Shange was interviewed by Rebecca Carroll. During the interview, Carroll asked, “Do you have any particular audience in mind when you write?” Shange’s...
Black Contemporary Poetry Sistah Girls, April is National Poetry Month! We are celebrating by giving you some Black contemporary poets who are taking over and shifting the literary atmosphere with their words. Since I was a child, I have loved and had great respect...
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.
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