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Woven Fibers and Broken Threads: Katherine Agyemaa Agard’s of colour

  • Kathryn Walkiewicz
  • November 24, 2021
To be imbricated in hundreds of years of colonial violence is to be entangled in colorist logics and stories of loss and belonging that are rarely linear or singular.
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A Multi-Modal Study of Exquisite Blackness: Krista Franklin’s Too Much Midnight

  • Tatiana Johnson-Boria
  • September 17, 2021
In Franklin’s telling, we are not just born, but fervent in our existence.
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Lightning Rods and Line Breaks: The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed

  • Willie Lee Kinard III
  • September 3, 2021
Frighteningly detailed, this poet knows horror well.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kevin Simmonds

  • The Rumpus Book Club
  • July 27, 2021
Kevin Simmonds discusses his new collection, THE MONSTER I AM TODAY.
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Not the Only One: A Conversation with Zakiya Dalila Harris

  • Kukuwa Ashun
  • June 2, 2021
Zakiya Dalila Harris discusses her debut novel, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL.
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Exorcising Whiteness: Khalisa Rae’s Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat

  • Nicole Shawan Junior
  • May 7, 2021
Rae presents America as seen through Black girls’ eyes, experienced by our bodies.
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Depths of Story: Who’s Your Daddy by Arisa White

  • Keisha Bush
  • April 23, 2021
The inherited wounds cut so deep one wonders if they can ever be fully healed.
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Belonging Is Everything: Talking with Georgina Lawton

  • Donna Hemans
  • March 1, 2021
Georgina Lawton discusses her debut memoir, RACELESS.
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Doublethink: A Conversation with Cortney Lamar Charleston

  • Julian Randall
  • February 15, 2021
Cortney Lamar Charleston discusses his new poetry collection, DOPPELGANGBANGER.
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Rumpus Original Fiction: Black Talk

  • Diana Veiga
  • December 30, 2020
She wanted more, but couldn’t fathom releasing what she already had.
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Stories without Veils: Talking with Athena Dixon

  • Tonya Abari
  • November 30, 2020
Athena Dixon discusses her debut memoir-in-essays, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN.
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Out of What Remains: Talking with Jacinta V. White

  • KaToya Ellis Fleming
  • November 11, 2020
Jacinta V. White discusses her collection of poetry, RESURRECTING THE BONES.
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