The Library

By K E Garland IG: K E Garland Used with permission of the author “Alphas are having a house party. Let’s go,” Keisha said.She and I met our first year of undergrad. Partying with her…

By Jewell Leacock IG: Morticia.144 Tiktok: Morticia144 Linkedin: Jewell Leacock FB: Jewell L I had a challenging time growing up as a young adult in Barbados, a mentally challenging time to be more precise and was quite disgusted with the blatant display…

FEATURED AUTHOR: Dr. Uche Blackstock IG Dr. Uche Blackstock The story of Blackstock is even more incredible, when you look at the statistics. There are not enough Black women doctors. Less than 3% of physicians are Black women,…

FEATURED AUTHOR: Dr. Menah Pratt IG: Dr. Menah Pratt Excerpted from Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpowers, (c) 2024 by Menah Adeola Eyaside Pratt. Used with permission of the author.  “I am taking time…

Lyrica Fils-Aime An Ode to “Black Women Were Not Meant to Shovel Snow” – A fabulous line from Deeshaw Phillip’s short story “Snowfall” in The Secret Lives of Church Ladies It is said that Black…

Snowfall was inevitable. With the blustery breeze and wicked wind of the winter season punishing the streets of Parkchester, three brave workers, commonly referred to as the most essential, exited their place of work, the…

Picture yourself seated in a graduate school classroom listening to a professor at the predominantly white institution proclaim, “Poor black children don’t have books in their homes.” As if I were being pranked, I immediately scanned…

The neglect and omission of Black literature and voices is more than an oversight; it's a profound disservice that threatens the intricate mosaic of Black history, culture, and lived experiences. Such acts do more than…

My journey of writing was embedded within my spirit long before I wrote my first sentence. Fascinated with the writings of various authors, I was afforded opportunities to vicariously travel to places beyond my wildest…

Misogynoir and VictimizationVictimology is a sub-field within criminology that explains how people become victims and how victimization can be experienced. Much like all other aspects of non-critical criminology it pretends to be race neutral or…

She didn’t want to talk today. Usually she would be her playful and jovial self; bursting with laughter and curiosity. Being the only girl to ‘frolic’ amongst the boys, a part of her was tender…

In the last room of the exhibit, a question was posed to visitors. It asked whether we thought the mass incarceration problem of America was racist in its origin. You could put a chip in…