I find myself ripping off a lot of band-aids lately but I guess thatâs par the course when life changes. You canât control where it takes you and sometimes you hold on to things a little longer than you should. That was the case with me and being FIYAHâs Reviews Editors. It is a position […]
Thinking critically about stories probably came along only seconds after the first one was told. People have no shortage of thoughts and feelings about the endless stories humanity has to offer. But in publishing, we noticed a group of voices not getting much room to talk. A short time ago, Dhonielle Clayton pointed out the […]
Blackness that doesnât have to apologize or explain itself â So often in media (yes, even still in 2017), black characters are expected to justify their existence in a narrative. We have to be black for a âreasonâ or its pandering. Or itâs unnecessary. Or it takes away from the story. The list goes on […]
