Editor’s Take
BY NJEMILE Z. ALI
This is Age of the Return, when we gather the gifts from the past to fuel the next breakthrough to our highest Selves. Our writers are moving soil in the deep …
Black ACE Happenings
The drums are calling us to the fireside for stories, verse and film from the Black Arts, Culture & Entertainment abundant storehouse. Commune with fellow lovers of the arts …
Love Like This
In the spirit of resonance, I selected a music-centered novel—author ReShonda Tate’s historical fiction, With Love from Harlem, about the fascinating life of the multi-faceted jazz musician and actress, Hazel Scott …
A New Sound: Weathering the Storm by Dr. Tiffany G. Townsend
When looking at the cover of Weathering the Storm, I felt a calm like this book had simply arrived—at the right time, for the right reasons.
Emergence after Burnout: Reclaiming Creative Power as a Black Writer
BY ERYKA PARKER
This piece explores burnout through the lens of Black creative life, focusing on restoration, sustainability, and reclaiming creative power in a literary culture that often prioritizes visibility over wholeness …
Doing Crazy Stuff: Riding the Waters from Fear to Freedom
So, doing crazy stuff. Ms. Brown, how and why did you pick up this mantle of doing crazy stuff? And let's define what this crazy stuff is that you do …
Resonance & Emergence: A BlackLit Universe
Welcome to the Universal orbit.
This is the center of the glow,
Where our creativity
Lets the hidden rivers flow.
Resonance & Emergence: Unfolding the Self When God Went Silent
There are moments in life that divide time into a clear before and after. For me, that moment arrived quietly, delivered in a clinical voice, …
Understanding Black Male Learning Styles
With such a disproportionate percentage of males placed in special education, it is obvious that we have not fully understood male learning styles and gender differences. If we are cognizant of gender differences, it is incumbent upon us to make the necessary adjustments.
Dreams and Let Go to Grow
What are you willing to do to have your dreams come true?
How are you willing to be to have your vision flow free?
What are you willing to release to have your purpose fly?
What are you willing to do to have your dreams all come alive …
