By Karen Stokes Terry Wells-Jones just published her first book, a memoir, which she dedicates to women. Reflections! Looking in the Mirror is a memoir about her life. Born in the era of Jim … [Read more...]
Local Author Writes Important Story for Growing Families
By Karen Stokes Kelly Melton has experience and knowledge about caring for children. As the owner of The Itsy Bitsy Scholars Childcare Center, Melton cares for children ages six weeks to 12 … [Read more...]
A Tool for Parents and A Gift For Children “Magical Black Tears: A Protest Story”
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Dreams are interesting things. Some dreams escape as soon as one opens their eyes, others linger far into one’s waking hours and some remain in one’s mind long enough to … [Read more...]
Review: “The Wonder Wig”: Don’t Let Your Hair Define You
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz As innocuous as hair seems, there’s no denying it plays a role in a person’s identity. Hair is a defining physical feature, and it can reveal a lot about a person – if … [Read more...]
Storytelling Used to Educate Vulnerable Children and Families about Trafficking
By Shamim Sarif Around the world – and close to home – as many as four million people each year are trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation. Sadly, about 50% of those are children. … [Read more...]
Learn the History and Maintenance of Black Hair with the Book “The Black Hair Conspiracy”
By Nyesha Stone During the 1990s, Desreta Jackson began her search for a book that would teach her specific information on how to grow her unborn daughter’s hair. She soon discovered that there … [Read more...]
Dye Lays Out Her Life for a Night of All Things “Bitter”
By Dylan Deprey In the second grade, Diana “Dye” Mora wrote a book about a bunny, and read it to her class. It was in that moment, she realized her dream was to be a published author. … [Read more...]
Author, Pascal Archmiede, Uses Rap To Tell Black Americans’ Evolution
By Nyesha Stone Let’s be honest, America was built on the back of Black people. Our style and our ideas have helped shape society, but the country and by extension the world have seemingly … [Read more...]
Khalil Coleman Shares Life and Lessons with “A Time and Place: Keylanda’s Story”
By Dylan Deprey As Khalil Coleman finished up the first draft of his creative writing assignment, he had no clue he was crafting an emotional tool kit. As the professor kept delaying the due … [Read more...]
A Review of All the Women in My Family Sing: Women of Color Share Their Stories in a Book of Essays
By Nyesha Stone Being a woman isn’t something that’s easily defined, yet society tends to put all women into one box—with the assumption we all share the same experience. As women, we’ve been … [Read more...]