not nice
I’m not sure when I stopped caring whether people thought of me as “nice.” I’ve…
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a door in the wall
After I finished blogging this morning I emailed a friend from the 5th grade to…
day of the dead
There’s a reading tonight hosted by the Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) but I was simply too tired…
feast or famine
My good friend Gabrielle says an artist must learn to “cultivate selfishness.” This is particularly…
join us in St. Lucia!
“‘The current unbroken/ the circuits kept open’: Connecting Cultures and the Commonwealth” The 16th Triennial…
support black women writers!
Third Conference on Women Writers of African Descent Will Honor Jayne Cortez & Feature Angela…
hands across the sea
Today began with a migraine but ended with some great news—I found out that I’ve…
a tangled web
If you didn’t attend the 2012 A Is for Anansi conference at NYU last weekend,…
Honoring the Life and Work of Toni Cade Bambara
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of City University of New York…
“find a job you love…
…and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I first heard this years ago,…