Coffee, by Yaddyra Peralta
The coffee bush that sprouts from Honduran soil thrives in the shade. It is a heavy gift, life of mornings accumulated, the smell of...
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- 6 min
The Book of Awesome Black Americans
As with all good stories, we must start at the beginning. When it comes to Black American history, that story doesn’t start with slavery....
BABG
- 5 min
Latoya Ali: LaToya's Life
Have you ever had the desire to take a leap of faith? Wanted something so bad, but you were afraid of what people would think? Afraid...
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- 7 min
Denise Jacobs: Banish Your Inner Critic
Staying true to ourselves, no matter what, is key. How people perceive you actually has little to do with you: judgment says more about...
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- 6 min
Braids, by Kelsey and Kendra Murrel
Dying of hair boredom . . . can’t put down the hot tools . . . or are you simply one of those people who likes to try new things with...
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- 6 min
Bridgitte Jackson Buckley: The Gift of Crisis
After years of prolonged financial problems, I had to accept that I could no longer ignore the repetition of these problems in my life....
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Cinquanta Cox-Smith: How to Self-Publish for under $100
In order to find your purpose, you should be actively doing things. If you are at a standstill, this is where you need to pay close...
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Greta Solomon: Heart, Sass & Soul
The path to self-love is difficult to navigate if it is littered with thwarted dreams and silenced music. It’s no longer made-to measure...
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Shanicia Boswell: Oh Sis, You're Pregnant!
Pregnancy lasts for roughly ten months. Your labor in delivery can last for any time period between twenty four hours to three days -...
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Ty Alexander: Things I wish I knew Before My Mother Died
For the past eight months, I’ve been staring at my laptop while actively thumping the letters on my keyboard attempting to complete some...
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Karren Arrington: Your Next Level Life
Behind every female powerhouse is a tight-knit community of women lifting her higher. Oprah has Gayle. Bey has Solange. Speaking...
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Seven Sisters and a Brother
“Sitting in my dorm one evening during those early days at Swarthmore, I began to feel a sense of doom. Debbie had gone home for the...
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Phillis Wheatley: Poetry
(1751-1784) Although she was an enslaved person, Phillis Wheatley Peters was one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America....
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- 10 min
Zora Neale Hurston: Fiction
(1891-1960) Zora Neale Hurston knew how to make an entrance. On May 1, 1925, at a literary awards dinner sponsored by Opportunity...
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- 7 min
Mary Seacole: Autobiography
(1805-1881) Seacole was a pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean War, who as a woman of mixed race overcame a double prejudice. Mary...
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Lucy Terry Prince: Poetry
(1724-1821) Although best known as the author of the first poem composed by an African American woman, Lucy Terry Prince was a remarkable...
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Jessie Fauset: Poetry
(1882-1961) Jessie Redmon Fauset was born on April 27, 1882, in Camden County, New Jersey. She grew up in Philadelphia and attended the...
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- 16 min
Ida B. Wells: Journalism /Non-Fiction
(1862-1931) Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In her...
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Harriet E. Wilson: Fiction
(1825-1900) Rarely has an author's identity been so instrumental in the reclamation of her writing. Long thought to be white, Harriet E....
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- 14 min
Harriet A. Jacobs: Autobiography
(1813 - 1897) It was not Harriet Jacob's nature to give up without a fight. Born into slavery, Harriet Jacobs would thwart repeated...
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