Oh, No They Didn’t (Review My Book and Didn’t Like It) by Bettye Griffin The first thing any published writer needs to understand is that everybody is not going to like your book.  It is unrealistic to think otherwise. It is as much a fact of life as males and females having different anatomies. Most of us began as [...]

 The Miseducation of the Negro by Donna Hill I recently had an interesting conversation with a fellow author who firmly believes that integration, touted as the road to equality for Blacks in America, has ultimately led to our downfall.  Although the comment is shocking, I believe it and have professed it to those who would listen. We [...]

   OKAY, WE’RE PUBLISHED NOW WHAT?? By LaConnie Taylor-Jones Imagine the struggles of those early pioneers in African American literature.  Whether they penned fiction or non-fiction, the manuscripts they had poured their heart and soul into was ready for the world to read.  The only way this would happen was through publication. Led by courage [...]