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...]
Mikey Cody Apollo, Stays Humble as “Black Girls, Silence and Other Things Made of Gold” Marks One-Year-Anniversary
By Dylan Deprey As Mikey Cody Apollo, poet and published author, scrolled through her Facebook feed, she noticed an associate had tagged her in a post about an upcoming Woman and Gender … [Read more...]
H.O.L.Y. B.I.B.L.E.: A Compliment to Your Daily Bible Study by Wesley J. Malcolm
Book Review by Kam Williams “I only hope that the simple but insightful Principles captured in this book will allow for you, the reader, to first get within yourself and be guided in a positive … [Read more...]