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Opal's Jim Crow Blues - Research & Share Your Family History (Part 2)

Opal's Jim Crow Blues - Research & Share Your Family History (Part 2) Troy Johnson Article Today's blog post is by guest Cheryl Wills.  Cheryl, a television news anchor and reporter, has extensively ...

Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Opens Akwaaba D.C. Inn for Black Writers

Former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Opens Akwaaba D.C. Inn for Black Writers Jamie Walker Article Washington, D.C.: Hundreds of book lovers (in addition to a host of best-selling authors...

Cultivating Pearls: A Writer’s Retreat Comes Home

Cultivating Pearls: A Writer’s Retreat Comes Home Ahmad Wright Article An oft used African proverb by a well-known fiction author states, “Where there is mud, there is water.” Trans...