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Alexis Pauline Gumbs: Interview
“Presence to possibility”Alexis Pauline Gumbs interviewed by Tara M. Holman Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a queer Black feminist writer, scholar, and aspirational favorite cousin to all life, energy, and matter. She is the author of the forthcoming The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. Her recent books include Undrowned (AK Press, 2020), Dub: Finding Ceremony (Duke…
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Mosaic 43
This issue of Mosaic is Black. And queer. It is blackickty-Black and queer AF. Mosaic: Black/queer/lit explores the tender, luminous skin between Blackness and queerness, and it seeks to touch that skin. It wants to find the places where our Blackness itself is—and has always been—queer. It wants to hold the spots where queerness and…
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One Book One Bronx: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Each week, One Book One Bronx hosts restorative conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, and racial inequality. Discussions reflect the borough’s racial, economic, and gender demographics and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of books. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 206 pgsThe Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first…
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Matthew Shenoda: Interview
A Space for Creatives in 21st Century Activism An Interview with Matthew Shenoda by Negesti Kaudo What is the role of art, literature, and creative writing in today’s society, especially with concerns to activism, politics and social justice? The intersection of art and activism within the literary and creative writing communities is on the rise with…
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Saeed Jones: Interview
by Danielle A. Jackson Prelude to Bruise is an airtight collection of visceral and stunning poems that coalesce into a narrative about Boy, a young, black gay man who leaves a stifling birthplace and abusive family dynamics for a freer life in a cosmopolitan city. A survivor of family violence, Boy brings his history with him,…
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The Books That Made Me Who I Am by Roxane Gay | BuzzFeed
Nearly every day, a friend or acquaintance tags me on Facebook, asking me to share a list of 10 books that have influenced me. Nearly every day, I read such lists from the same circle of friends and acquaintances.
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Literary Freedom Project
Founded in 2005, the Literary Freedom Project is a Bronx-based 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization that believes cultural identity is a fundamental cornerstone in the development of smart, creative, and engaged communities. These qualities, on which cultures are sustained and strengthened, are honed, in part, through a mix of immersive reading –academic, vocational, and pleasure. Connecting…
