Past-Grown Black Woman Epiphany #1
Hey Y’all: It’s been a long time! Too much has been going on for me to tell you about, and yes, I’m still on official blog hiatus. But it’s my blog, so that means, I can […]
On Being Black and Being Sat in the Back of Literary Events
I wish I could find a phrase that instantly informs the sweet, perfectly nice, very liberal and progressive white organizers of literary events that if you’ve only got four black guests in a room of […]
Afropalooza Day 4: Did Y’all Know Ruby Dee Was a Poet?!
Y’all I was just doing a random search and came upon this YouTube video from “With Ossie and Ruby.” It said, “Ruby Dee” performs her poem–and I thought, now, Miss Ruby was one of my […]
Early Morning Reflection: Day Two of “Afropalooza”
For some reason, I woke up at 3:15 this morning, checking things off my Daily To-Do List. Usually, I don’t awake until about 8am or even later, and when I do, I always chastise myself […]
It’s Black History Month, Y’all! You Know What Time It Is.
It’s Afropalooza Time!!!–And I had to come back for this. I had to. You know this is my favorite time of the year. And no, I am not going to give excuses for being […]
Race + Class = What “Police Brutality” Means for Some (But Definitely, Not All) Black Folks
I just don’t write super quickly about emotionally charged events anymore, because when I do, usually I say something stupid and hurt somebody’s feelings without meaning to. And it took me having a really deep, […]
Party People, Party People: Friday Good News Roll Call!
I’m up early this morning because I’m pretty excited since this has been a good news week for me: I was included in two new books on poetry that just came out!
I’ma Throw Shade If I Can’t Get Paid: Once Again, Writers Need Money, Too.
Lately, when I rant about things on Facebook or Twitter, my friends tell me, “Honorée, you should blog about this!” A lot of times, it has to do with the way writers are treated in […]
Slavery Reparations: Don’t Follow the Morals. Follow the Money.
The traditional argument for Reparations—or “case,” as Brother Coates put it—is based upon past cruelty done to African Americans. And that is not a sturdy foundation.
Questions for Mr. Joe Morton After Reading His Article on 12 Years a Slave in Huffington Post
Dear Mr. Morton: I read your article today, “When Will Black Historical Films Focus on Triumph, Rather Than Plight” and I have some questions for you. First, why are stories of slavery not triumphant? Are […]
