Interviews
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Amanda Johnston by Wendy S. Walters
Naomi Jackson by Arlene M. Roberts

Excerpts
Blue Talk and Love by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson

Poems
Facing US/after Yusef Komunyakaa by Amanda Johnston
Answer the Call by Amanda Johnston
The Best Time by Mahogany L. Browne
my mouth became the moon… by Mahogany L. Browne

Essays
Hair: Black Feminine Hair Care Divisions by Ciara Miller

Lesson Plan
BlackLivesMatter: Black Poets Speak Out
Mosaic’s lesson plans, developed for secondary school educators, demonstrate how our content can serve as a connective tool to empower educators to use books, writing, and reading to engage students.

Around Town by photographer Marcia E. Wilson