Before Covid, Black youth aged five to twelve were the leading group of young people who committed suicide. This startling deeply unsettling quote was shared by Dr. Jonathan Shepherd, President of the Black Mental Health Alliance. He shared this as…
When I was a public-school student in Washington, D.C. the school library was a sacred space. Throughout my years in elementary, junior high, and high school, the school library was where I went to find myself in someone else’s story.…
In this month’s blog post I continue last month’s topic about the publishing industry and focus on self-publishing. The self-publishing industry is a 26 billion dollar industry. Four million self-published books were released in 2019. Self-publishing by working with an…
The publishing industry is a complicated industrial complex with many different players. I like to talk honestly with those who want to write about how the industry works and why it can be so difficult to get published. You’ve written…
Be Your Mentor I hit the mentor jackpot early. In my twenties, while living young gifted, and Black in New York City, I met the groundbreaking feminist poet Audre Lorde, and the master teacher, poet, and social activist June Jordan.…
