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...
Black Thrillers Last month, the final part of YOU Season 4 was released and Sistah Girls, it was wild! Watching the show got me thinking: why not highlight some amazing Black thrillers I’ve read that emulate all the craziness of Joe Goldberg and company? Though...
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 Conversation With Shanita Hubbard Shanita Hubbard is an acclaimed writer, she has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, Fusion, EBONY magazine, and many more. She’s also a journalism instructor at the University of Toronto, chair of the Freelance Taskforce...
Sistah Girls, what in the name of Whitney Houston’s blessed vocals is going on with my skin-folk kinfolk in these digital streets?! Here we are trickling into the third month of 2023, and this author/reader is in utter confusion and disbelief at the discord in 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.