The Written Image: Black Futures
Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham’s book, Black Futures, comprises more than five hundred pages of poetry, artwork, memes, essays, and lyrics from Black artists.
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Q&A: House Celebrates Broadside Lotus
Dr. Gloria House, a longtime editor at Broadside Lotus Press, discusses the publisher’s future and role in the literary community.
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The Confounding Insistence on Innocence: A Q&A With Danielle Evans
Ten years after her debut story collection was published, Danielle Evans returns with her second book, The Office of Historical Corrections, a timely reckoning with, among other things, America’s history of racialized violence.
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Ten Questions for Cicely Belle Blain
“Write with yourself and your own healing in mind, before you think of anyone else.” —Cicely Belle Blain, author of Burning Sugar
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Ten Questions for Joshua Bennett
“I had to sit with the fear and let it talk to me.” —Joshua Bennett, author of Owed.
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My Beloved Black Ancestors
“How can I love a people who want to destroy me? How can I protect myself in that love?”
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I’m Writing to You: Letters From Writers of the Black Literary Community
Eleven writers pen letters addressed to fellow Black writers, to their ancestors, to gatekeepers, to members of the media, and to allies, among others.
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Dear Fellow Black Writers
“If you, too, hear the voice of white supremacy ringing in your ear, know that writing is resistance.”
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To the Tentatively Hopeful
“I fear that this moment will not last long enough.”
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A Note to Shareholders
“I continue pushing and trudging through blanketing whiteness so heavy it often obstructs my vision.”
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