On September 28, Gloria Naylor died of a heart attack while visiting the Virgin Islands at just 66-years-old. I was just 7-years-old and in 3rd grade...
By Jazlyn Andrews Have you ever felt so intrigued by a fictional character that you want to explore every facet of them until they...
By Journey McAndrews ~ for all the Thelmas “Something’s, like, crossed over in me and I can’t go back. I mean I just couldn’t...
By Sincere Kirabo Sikivu Hutchinson’s new novel White Nights, Black Paradise is a provocative and eye-opening piece of historical fiction that captures a dark moment...
By Judy Leigh She will need new shoes. She looks at her feet, the sore feet, the feet that danced all night. The feet...
By Alexis De Veaux Conjuring I do not meet June Jordan. I encounter her. The way one encounters what one cannot see- force, cosmic energy,...
I think of that bawdy, drinking, version of June Jordan, the one laughing loudly and cussing. I can only hope that she would read my...
In our current times of collective struggle’s reinvigoration, the life and works of June Jordan provide vital lessons. Writing between the 1960s and the early...
Dear Communities: We are grateful for your engagement with this Forum over these past two and half weeks—reading, comments, and sharing with others. Your interest...
By Mick Powell and Heather M. Turcotte, Associate Editors “The collective voice of the voiceless is still one of the most powerful tools of...
By Jennifer Egbebike Dear Parents, When did it all begin? When did I start believing that in order to be an asset to society, I...
By Arya F. Jenkins Mornings, early, she rose with her dog, Moreno, who was, to put it mildly, the spitting image of her father,...
By Tala Khanmalek If what we need to dream, to move our spirits most deeply and directly toward and through promise, is discounted as a luxury,...