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Winter 2016-17 Selections
Fiction
- Excerpt from "Inner City Blues" by Norman Samuda Smith
- Unsung Words by Angela Brown
- Let Him Drink by Zane Castillo
- She's Got The Blues by Jacqueline L Wade
Poetry
- Broken Dreams by Yolanda Shabazz
- Darn Good Administrator by Yolanda Shabazz
- Grand Momma's Love by Yolanda Shabazz
- Jazz Man by Yolanda Shabazz
- Presidential Politics by Yolanda Shabazz
- Word Warrior by Yolanda Shabazz
- Chosen One by Saucey
- Deliver Us From Evil by Saucey
- Extraordinary Me by Saucey
- Music by Saucey
- Rose from the Concrete by Saucey
- On Michelle's Behalf by Stephanie Yarbrough-Quinn
- The Hands by Cory T. Atherley
- Between You and Me by Norman Samuda Smith
- Freedom Street by Norman Samuda Smith
- Gangsta To The Grave by Darrell Collins
- Parts Unknown by Darrell Collins
- Nobody In A Box by Soodabeh Saeidnia
- Lemonade 2 by Angela Brown
- Love by Angela Brown
- My Last Goodbye by Angela Brown
- True Colors by Angela Brown
- Words In The Wind by Angela Brown
- Desperate Hours by Hussein
- A Spoonful of You by Hussein
- A Refurbished Heart by Hussein
- I Am Not Your Negro by hussein
- @Kaepernick7 by Hussein
- Shots Fired by Hussein
- Sweet Tea by Hussein
- Call Me by Catherine Butterfly
- My Angel! by Catherine Butterfly
- New Year's Eve "1984" by Catherine Butterfly
- The Real Thing by Catherine Butterfly
- Rainbow by Catherine Butterfly
- The Supreme Letting God! by Catherine Butterfly
- Tomorrow by Catherine Butterfly
- Who Am I? by Catherine Butterfly
- Clipped Wings aka The System by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Color My Words by Sharon Thomas Cash
- I Called You My Diamond by Boss Hogg
- White-man Cell by Boss Hogg
- Egg Nog Blues (Blue Holiday) by B.J. Burgins
- For My History by B.J. Burgins
- Partee by B.J. Burgins
- Sticky Finger Jones by B.J. Burgins
- Miracle In ICU by B.J. Burgins
- Love From The Sky by Bleu
- The River by Bleu
- Already Within Me by Gregory Battle
- The Voices of the Ancestors by Memphis Vaughan, Jr.
Essays
- An Open Letter to Black and Progressive Minded People by Stanford Lewis
- A Call to Serve: A Letter to My Sons: by Catherine Butterfly
- When She Was Born by Catherine Butterfly
Fall 2016 Selections
Fiction
- The Church On the Hill by Jacqueline L. Wade
- The Devil Said by Catherine Butterfly
- That Thrill by Zane Castillo
- Chapter 2 of "Plummet" by George Gordy
Poetry
- Better Than A Bullet by Farasi
- Black Vet by Farasi
- Homeless in the Rain by Farasi
- Old School by Farasi
- Brainwashed by Stacey L. Patterson
- Introspection by Stacey L. Patterson
- Phoenix Rising by Stacey L. Patterson
- Strongest Together by Stacey L. Patterson
- 64 K by Hussein
- Dear Heavenly Father by Hussein
- Life In Da Hood by Hussein
- Living While Black by Hussein
- Never Goes Out Of Style by Hussein
- Our Moral Decay by Hussein
- The Other Side Of The Coin by Hussein
- Why? by Hussein
- You! by Robby Williams Sr.
- Degradation of a Nation by 1st Poet
- HEBREW Y’ISRAELITE LIVES MATTER by 1st Poet
- Lamentations 2016 "B" by 1st Poet
- Religion and Freedom by 1st Poet
- Olive Branch by 1st Poet
- The Heart of Who You Are by 1st Poet
- Murder In A Word by Joy Laffenwright
- Concrete Rivers of Rage Winding through a Metaphorical Cage by Ross Randall Johnson
- March of the Proletariat by Ross Randall Johnson
- Brakes Break by T.M.
- Conversation by T.M.
- Diggin' You by T.M.
- Foray Into Fantasy by T.M.
- Effects of Music by T.M.
- Pawn by T.M.
- Innocent Bliss by T.M.
- Lips and Lemondrops by T.M.
- Failure of Familiarity by T.M.
- Mind's Eye by T.M.
- The Happy Haiku by T.M.
- Effects of Music by T.M.
- What Remains of Us by T.M.
- Take My Hand by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Elastic Heart by Lakesha Jenkins
- Happy by Lakesha Jenkins
- Underwhelmed
by Lakesha Jenkins - On Black Friendships by AnonymousGent
- Cast Away by Soodabeh Saeidnia
- Micro-poems 2 by Soodabeh Saeidnia
- Black Lives Matter by Angela Brown
- Illen by Angela Brown
- It's Over by Angela Brown
- Lean On Me by Angela Brown
- Since You Been Away by Angela Brown
- Stop The Violence by Angela Brown
- What's Going Down by Angela Brown
- Word Up 2 by Angela Brown
- Word Up 3 by Angela Brown
- Our Time God's Truth by Catherine Butterfly
- Got To Do by Catherine Butterfly
- Alice's Poem< by B.J. Burgins
- Bastard Kids by B.J. Burgins
- BLACK BOY (Black Man) by B.J. Burgins
- Blue's Residence by B.J. Burgins
- 'cross from SUGAR Hill by B.J. Burgins
- Devil's Masquerade by B.J. Burgins
- Graceful Queen Mamie by B.J. Burgins
- Love(7-5-7): A Haiku by B.J. Burgins
- Never Too Old by B.J. Burgins
- Parts & Fades by B.J. Burgins
- Raising Parents (Conscious Observation of A Many, Shooting the Breeze) by B.J. Burgins
- True Love and Desire? by B.J. Burgins
- Typical by B.J. Burgins
Essays
- Letter to Malcolm by George Gordy
- Nat Turner’s Mental and Military Motivations by Ezrah Aharone
- Judicious Planning and Execution Are Paramount by M. Quinn
- Father Bless me and Those Before Me by Boss Hogg
Multimedia
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Fiction
- Sorrel by Robert Kornhiser
- Freya by Ashley Danielle Moore
- An Inmate's Confession by Jacqueline L. Wade
- Cover Me, Baby by Gry Hala
Poetry
- United by Ross Randall Johnson
- Stuck On Replay by Deborah LeFalle
- Within Privacy by Lady Ray
- Next Set by NDG
- The Royal Alarm by NDG
- Untitled by JewellTheeExpressionalist
- Young Hair by Sweet Beats
- Black Man by C Michelle the Purple Poet
- Calm in Chaos by C Michelle the Purple Poet
- Dedicated to Black Love by C Michelle the Purple Poet
- Dedicated to Hot Chocolate by C Michelle the Purple Poet
- My Heart Aches by C Michelle the Purple Poet
- Flight of the Eagle by Michael Lee Johnson
- Harvest Time by Michael Lee Johnson
- Iranian Poetry Lady by Michael Lee Johnson
- One-Legged Goose by Michael Lee Johnson
- Melanin in Abundance (#BlackOutDay2015) by C Lynn
- Gallivanting Reduces Equaled Growth by Ashley Mintz
- Grandpa's Backyard by Jeanine Wilson
- The Harp Player by Jeanine Wilson
- The Yellow Kitchen by Jeanine Wilson
- Death is in the Air by Geanice Gee
- Having the Faith to Believe by Omarr Lee
- All That's Left Is Metaphors by Nailah Abdus-Salaam
- In The Midst Of Life We Are In The Midst Of Death by Nailah Abdus-Salaam
- In This There Are Signs by Nailah Abdus-Salaam
- 300 Years A Slave by Hussein
- 3 Wrongs Don't Make A Right by Hussein
- An Army Of Two by Hussein
- Lady X by Hussein
- Footprints by Hussein
- Forever Today by Hussein
- The Jackpot by Hussein
- The Perfect Wave by Hussein
- Happily Involved< by B.J. Burgins
- Long Live the D.J. by B.J. Burgins
- Mr. Li by B.J. Burgins
- One Day the Prince Came by B.J. Burgins
- Take the Children Back by B.J. Burgins
- Why We Die Young by B.J. Burgins
- Young's Plight: Something Grandma Might Agree With by B.J. Burgins
- What Parents Should Say by Darrell Collins
- This Machine Man's Blues by AnonymousGent
- Never-Beast by Soodabeh Saeidnia
- Diary of Intimacy by Angela Brown
- The Journey of the Soul by Angela Brown
- Word Up by Angela Brown
- In God We Trust by Catherine Butterfly
- The Strange I Am by Catherine Butterfly
- Times of the Past by Catherine Butterfly
- Love Rescue in Flight by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Democracy Got Arrested by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Secret Number 273 by Sharon Thomas Cash
Essays
- Violence In The Neighborhoods: Young Adults Biggest Challenge In Society by Lady T
- Sabbath Readings' Companion Book by Yohannis Wolde Immanuel
- June Ninth, Memory, and Bladensburg by Elliott-Robert Brown
- Flashes of Racism by Stanford Lewis
- An Inanimate Object by AnonymousGent
- The Handprint of my Heart by Angela Brown
- No My DNA It Made No Difference by Catherine Butterfly
Multimedia
Spring 2016 Selections
Fiction
- A Liquid Love Story by Jimmie L. Rich
- Illusions Of Love by Jimmie L. Rich
- Happy Ever After by Kenya Samuel
- Too Young by Zane Castillo
- Foolboy's Madness by Damon Fordham
- Fall on the Knife by Shalon Montgomery
- The Lie I Must Keep by Shalon Montgomery
- This Isn't My First Murder by Shalon Montgomery
Poetry
- I Meant To by Regina Gale
- Hered-i-tan by J. LaVelle Ingram
- The Dozens by J. LaVelle Ingram
- Crevices Of My Cortex by The Exquisite
- Muse for a Millennia by The Exquisite
- Words Are an Art of Stone by Omarr Lee
- Black Menu by Sharon Thomas Cash
- No Hang Time by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Roll Away the Stone by Sharon Thomas Cash
- Chosen or Stupid by Catherinebutterfly
- The Dead of A Love by Catherinebutterfly
- Poor Semi-Righteous Poet by Hussein
- A Keeper Of The Flame by Hussein
- The Buck Stops Here by Hussein
- The Bull$%^ They Put Us Through by Hussein
- Mortal (Tortured) Angels: A Haiku by B.J. Burgins
- The Addict by B.J. Burgins
- The Warmest Winter: A Haiku by B.J. Burgins
- In The Past by Lakesha Jenkins
- Me by Lakesha Jenkins
- Time Flies by Lakesha Jenkins
- Purple Clouds of Joy by Darrell Collins
- Even In Death You Have My Respect by Darrell Collins
- Poets Don't Parse by Darrell Collins
- Zeros and Ones by Darrell Collins
- It's Those Quiet People by AnonymousGent
- Oh Snails In Your Cubbyholes by AnonymousGent
- Pride Walkers by AnonymousGent
- Liquor O'clock by Geanice Gee
- Art by LykeButta
- Evolution (a humorous poem) by Soodabeh Saeidnia
- Get Your Hands Out of My Back Pockets! by Robby Williams Sr.
- Wisdom, Hope, & Faith! by Robby Williams Sr.
- Are We Living? by Sherell Faythe
- Irresponsible by Sherell Faythe
- Destroyed by Our Tainted Past by Sherell Faythe
- Time by Sherell Faythe
- No, Knowledge Ain't Power by Anthony J. Mungin
- Come Sit A Spell by Gregory Battle
- If I Could Be Heard by Gregory Battle
- Until Our Black Nation Can Rise by Gregory Battle
Essays
- I Am A Slavery Heritage Survivor by Thomas J. Walker, Jr.
- Being A Black Woman In America by Lisa'Renee
- Beyonce is Getting On My Nerves Again by Tonya Ellis
- Down Near the Panhandle in Texas Eating a Piece of the Sky with Jada by Tonya Ellis
- Smokey and The 2 Live Crew by Tonya Ellis
- The Assimilation of the Anti-Christ: John Christian by Tonya Ellis
- The Beginning of The Second Term Around by Tonya Ellis
- Lord Hear My Prayer by Catherinebutterfly
- Slum by Catherinebutterfly
- Truth by Catherinebutterfly
Multimedia
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Fiction
- Blues for a Torching by Rob Mallard
- Jesus by Nora Hudson
- Salvationland by Nora Hudson
Poetry
- A Light by Poetic
- Estranged by Poetic
- Flesh and Blood by Poetic
- Lipstick on your Collar by Poetic
- Love Poem by Poetic
- Rebel by Poetic
- RUN by Poetic
- The Indian Giver by Poetic
- There's No Way To Know Right Now by M. Earl Smith
- Cherish by Spokenwordqueen
- Different by Spokenwordqueen
- Free by Spokenwordqueen
- Proceed by Spokenwordqueen
- This Woman by Spokenwordqueen
- A Little Bit of Wisdom by FD Dillon
- Hip-Hop Heresy - To the Demigods of a Decaying Culture by Malcolm X. Johnson
- My Country ‘Tis of Thee - The New, Old Colossus by Malcolm X. Johnson
- I Know How You Feel by A. B. Smith
- Who by Sasha
- I Love Me by Cari
- Jazz by Impresse
- Soul Music by Poe Stella
- By Any Means Necessary by Ivana Simone
- Black Is... by Don Dawson
- Colors by Sherrie' Jackson
- Invisible ME by Sherrie' Jackson
- My Crush by Sherrie' Jackson
- The Senses of the Ocean by Sherrie' Jackson
- Nappily Free by Ande' Ardnassac' Sir'rah
- Loaners by Catherinebutterfly
- Just Breathe... by I_B_WHO_I_IS
- Stop...Drop...and Flow... by I_B_WHO_I_IS
- 3:46 am by Hussein
- A Keeper Of The Flame by Hussein
- Coping by Hussein
- Death Penalty by Hussein
- Guilty In The Court of Love by Hussein
- Micro-Pieces Of The Heart Drive by Soodabeh (April)
- Short Dreams Unused by Soodabeh (April)
- Light by Tameko L. Barnette
- Morning by Tameko L. Barnette
- Perfection by Tameko L. Barnette
- Fade To Black by Lakesha Jenkins
- Resolve by Lakesha Jenkins
- Wisps of Memory by Lakesha Jenkins
- Love Don't Sweat by Darrell Collins
- I Am by AnonymousGent
- Oh Black Landlord by AnonymousGent
- This Lost Love Child by AnonymousGent
- 925 by Geanice Gee
- We Be Coolin by Geanice Gee
- How Did You by Stone
- Imagine by Stone
- Pieces of Me by Stone
- Who's Your Daddy? by Stone
- Abba's Agape by Toby
- A Familiar Dance With Strangers by Toby
- Enough by Toby
- Words by Toby
- So*l Butterfly by Kim
Essays
- The White 'Denial' Of Institutional Racism by Jason Kaye
- Conversing with Celestial Beings by Joshua Crayton
- Individuals, Teams, Leagues and Cartels by David Rambeau
- I Had a Vision! by Catherinebutterfly
- Missing Mama by Catherinebutterfly
Fall 2015 Selections
Fiction
- A Tale From Under De Pecan Tree by Storm McAdrian
- The Longest Train Home by Storm McAdrian
- The Reluctant Patient by V. Evelyn
- Call Me Daddy by Dell R. Lipscomb
- The Convenience Store by Priscilla Cook
- One Last Thing Before Sunrise by TaKaylla L. Gordon
- Becoming by Lucy Chihandae
- Chasing Fireflies by Lucy Chihandae
- Message in a Bottle by Lucy Chihandae
- Latchkey by Wesley Jacques
- The Back To Work Programme by Norman Samuda Smith
- The Parting by Agustin Eliab Juarez
- Loyalty Or Love (The Reign) by Onyxx
- Lily by LaMesha L. Craft
Poetry
- Bittersweet Feelings Toward Trees by Scribess I. Indygo J. Muse
- Black Structure by Scribess I. Indygo J. Muse
- Haiku by Ray Manley
- A Deceptive Thought by BThunder
- Recognize: My Gift by QuoiaMontana
- My Blackness Is What? by Ashea Goldson
- My Black Wings by Ashea Goldson
- Girl Behind The Camera by Omie
- It Ain't Nothin' But A Junk Machine by AnonymousGent
- Like One Million Men In One by AnonymousGent
- Mr. Bad by AnonymousGent
- The One Who Would Spark by Herb N. Legend
- December by The Protest Poet
- He Comes To Me Every Night by The Protest Poet
- Legal Staff by The Protest Poet
- Colored by Patrice Morgan
- Blue Guns and Roses by Morgan Christie
- Every Little Thing by Morgan Christie
- Whose Matrix by Morgan Christie
- Calico Crumble by The Exquisite
- Casting Coins by The Exquisite
- End of Eons by The Exquisite
- Fractured Diamonds by The Exquisite
- Vessel of Venus by The Exquisite
- Quarter Past by Syn J
- Reality by Syn J
- Dear Dad by Stephanie Crosby
- I Don't Like Me by Stephanie Crosby
- I Just Want This To Be Over by Stephanie Crosby
- I Want Attention! by Stephanie Crosby
- Number 2 by Stephanie Crosby
- Ugly Girl Blues by Stephanie Crosby
- Church (Old Time Religion) by B.J. Burgins
- Gone Bad by B.J. Burgins
- Lonely is the Heart by B.J. Burgins
- Micro-poems by Soodabeh (April)
- The Playful Breeze by Soodabeh (April)
- White Spirit of Africa by Soodabeh (April)
- (the boy with the worried eyes) by Sandra Proto
- (the boy with the worried eyes) 2 by Sandra Proto
- Grand by Wesley Jacques
- Between Beauty, Admiration and Exploitation by Arthurine Harris
- Bibles and Bullet Holes by Arthurine Harris
- Bad Timing by Ashley Mintz
- Sunday Morning by Ashley Mintz
- Yesterday by Dannie Grandison
- Headphones by Lucy Chihandae
- Melting Time by Lucy Chihandae
- The Artist by Lucy Chihandae
- Black Cotton by Sanford Shuman
- Break the Chains: An Invocation by Tameko L. Barnette
- Fierce Thoughts Of A Woman Before Dying by Sydney Tayler Colbert
- The Bugs Will Tell by Sydney Tayler Colbert
- Complicit by Sherrell Faythe
- Cry by Lakesha Jenkins
- Disease by Lakesha Jenkins
- Glowing by Nat Freeman
- Timeline by Nat Freeman
- Cleaning by Catherinebutterfly
- Love by Catherinebutterfly
- My Friend Kool by Catherinebutterfly
- Thief by Catherinebutterfly
- Love Is.. by Darrell Collins
- African Beauty by D.L. Teamor
- Black Brother by D.L. Teamor
- My Eden Is in You by D.L. Teamor
- Tribute to Them and Me by D.L. Teamor
- Afraid of the Dark by Mwatabu Okantah
- AuthenticallyYou by Hussein
- Bonnie and Clyde by Hussein
- Free Speech by Hussein
- Fully In Hand by Hussein
- Sista Soul-00 by Hussein
- Be Thankful or Else by Geanice Gee
- Guilt by Geanice Gee
- I Like to Think of Langston Hughes (Part I) by Geanice Gee
Essays
- Marshawn Day Lynchin' by Saint Solomon
- The Patrick Lynch Syndrome by Saint Solomon
- Tell the Truth by Miss Functional
- The Literary Architect by Taliel
- Sister You Can Make It by Shareta A. Berry
- Dear Mr. President by M. Quinn
- Why Ferguson is YOUR Fault! by Arthurine Harris
- Six Seasons of Visions: An Ocean in the Projects by Tameko L. Barnette
- Six Seasons of Visions: Gray-Sighted by Tameko L. Barnette
- The Dismantling of W.E.B. Du Bois’ Spiritual Legacy by Contemporary Scholars by Stanford Lewis