Read an excerpt of Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall here. Content note: gun violence By Desmond Hall I think back to the night before my mother’s funeral when I sat in my uncle’s living room in the mountains of Jamaica. Thoughts crowded my mind, as did the wild laughter of my young children … [Read more...] about The Night Before
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I Wrote a Dark-Skinned Black Girl Like Me Into a Musical Theater Story
By Dana L. Davis “Omigosh, Mom. You have to hear this new song,” I gushed on a cool day in November. It was 1996, and I was a senior in high school. I had just discovered music from a show that was headed to Broadway. I should mention it was my favorite time of year. The lush green trees that … [Read more...] about I Wrote a Dark-Skinned Black Girl Like Me Into a Musical Theater Story
We Need to Honor African Traditional Religions on the Page
This is part of a blog tour for Root Magic by Eden Royce. Check out the educators' guide here. By Eden Royce I’m sure you’ve seen them. Read them. The movies and books where a sinister individual uses an unnamed juju magic to curse an unsuspecting and totally innocent protagonist. Then that … [Read more...] about We Need to Honor African Traditional Religions on the Page
