Stepping onto Spelman’s campus was a homecoming for Claudia Walker. The promise of Black womanhood had never been more evident. “My K-12 experience was at predominantly white schools, so going to Spelman was a culture shock for me,” she recalls.…
Stepping onto Spelman’s campus was a homecoming for Claudia Walker. The promise of Black womanhood had never been more evident. “My K-12 experience was at predominantly white schools, so going to Spelman was a culture shock for me,” she recalls.…
Daniel H. Turtel considers himself to be a natural storyteller, “with the caveat that the ‘storytelling’ itself is probably the least intuitive part of telling a story for me,” he admits. “Dialogue, structure, word choice and cadence all come much…
Marta Hobbs was forced to abandon her old life to immigrate to America. Seemingly endless hardships greeted her. “Arriving in America at 13 was traumatic, lonely and terrifying,” she recalls. “I didn’t speak the language, I didn’t know the culture,…
Sam Hollander’s wayward adolescence was anchored by music. “As a kid, I was pretty lost,” he admitted. “I was a terrible student, bad athlete, etc., but I was a complete music freak. I collected records the way other kids hoarded…
Wholesome British television convinced Max Miller to give baking his best shot. “One of the first things that really made the connection [between food and history] for me and actually what got me into cooking was The Great British Bake…
Fantastic projects really speak to Ben Lawson. He prefers that the words jump off the page and grab him. “If a script is enjoyable to read, then it’s probably going to be enjoyable to work on and enjoyable to watch,”…
Comedian Anastasia Washington was drawn to laughter like a gravitational force. “I actually think comedy was always a therapeutic way for me to process things,” she reflects. “My family was big, loud, diverse, and passionate. It was easy to get…
When you teach a child to read, you open up new galaxies for them. But if you want them to truly reach for the stars, you have to help them build the rocket ship first. No one knows this better…
Few people have the opportunity to meet their idols. Fortunately for Kari Riley‘s budding writing career, she was one of the rare exceptions. “With my book Through the Blues, it kind of just fell into my hands. I never really…
Brooklyn-based, alternative R&B artist, Cat Evers, has released her new single. “Woman In Black,” is a lo-fi song with goth-influences about a relationship and the journey of internal turmoil and healing that follows. The new ethereal single features soft, and…
Eliana Alexander is a veteran of the entertainment industry for over 30 years. She has shared her talents in both the English and Latin markets in series such as The Bold and The Beautiful and Desire as well as Telemundo…
If you’re in the process of creating that summer reading list, then you’d better pay attention. You probably saw that Google doodle of Octavia E. Butler on June 22nd, without even realizing who she was or why. How many of us…
