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KIZA BlackLit Magazine

Spring | May 2026

Volume 3, Issue 2

Executive Editor

Njemile Z. Ali

Web Designer

Sol Ali

Editorial Board

Marilyn Ellison-Pounsel

Maseray Nyaleema

Literary Contributors

NuRa-Dina Nurridin, Lyrics

Joia Jefferson Nuri, Deep Wisdom

Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, Nonfiction

Article Contributors

Zakiyyah Ali

Nashid Furaha-Ali

Eryka Parker

Khadija Pounsel

Shaundale Rénā

NEXT LEVEL PUBLICATIONS GROUP, INC.

Executive Director

Njemile Z. Ali

Board of Directors

Zakiyyah Ali

Julie Rainbow

KIZA BlackLit is a quarterly publication of Next Level Publications Group, Inc. (NLPG).

NLPG is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, with a mission to celebrate, promote and support Black literary arts and artists that help to create a culture of individual and community self sufficiency and self governance

Subscriptions are available at https://nlpginc.com. To inquire about advertising rates, email Njemile Ali, at nzali@nlpginc.com

Submissions are accepted on a continuous basis from writers who identify as Black. Submit published or unpublished works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry & spoken word, storytelling, lyrics and scripts for stage & screen at https://nlpginc.com/guidelines