Black & Published

Black & Published

Black & Published brings you the journeys of writers, poets, playwrights, and storytellers of all kinds to discuss what it means to be a writer, dissect the writing process, and demystify the steps between concept and publication.
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Black & PublishedOctober 09, 2024x
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BONUS: A Living Language with jarrett hill & Tre'vell Anderson

This week on Black and Published, Nikesha speaks with  jarrett hill  and  Tre'vell Anderson , the authors of,  Historically Black Phrases: From "I Ain't One of Your Litt...

Black & PublishedOctober 02, 2024x
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46:23

BONUS: Deeply Profound with Honorée Fanning Jeffers

On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with  Honorée Fannone Jeffers , author of the epic novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois . Honorée is also the author of five criti...

Black & PublishedSeptember 25, 2024x
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BONUS: The Doors of the Church are Open with Deesha Philyaw

This week on  Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with author,  Deesha Philyaw , her short story collection,  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies , which was a finalist for the 2020 N...

Black & PublishedSeptember 10, 202401:04:12

BONUS: Reed, Write, and Create Podcast with Lori L. Tharps

This bonus episode of Black & Published features an episode of the Reed, Write and Create podcast hosted by award-winning author and creative writing coach, Lori L. Tharps. On the podcast, Lori of...

Black & PublishedSeptember 03, 2024x
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Chicago vs. Everybody with Arionne Nettles

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Arionne Nettles, author of the book, We Are The Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything. A university lecturer at Northwestern Universi...

Black & PublishedAugust 27, 2024x
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Training Up Champions with Julian Randall

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Julian Randall author of the essay collection The Dead Don't Need Reminding: In Search of Fugitives, Mississippi and Black TV Nerd Shit. Julian,...

Black & PublishedAugust 20, 2024x
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The Future is Now with Maura Cheeks

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Maura Cheecks, author of Acts of Forgiveness. The book is an outgrowth of her 2019 article, for the Atlantic, “American Wealth is Broken” which ...

Black & PublishedAugust 13, 2024x
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For the Love of Grandmothers with Melissa Mogollon

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Melissa Mogollon, author of the novel, OYE. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Melissa is originally from Colombia and was raised in Flor...

Black & PublishedAugust 06, 2024x
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It's All Connected with Tomi Adeyemi

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with New York Times Bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi, author of The Children of Anguish and Anarchy, the final installment in the Legacy of Orisha ser...

Black & PublishedJuly 30, 2024x
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48:59

Note to Self with Riss M. Neilson

This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Riss M. Neilson, author of the romance novel, A Love Like The Sun. A graduate of the Rhode Island College, Riss won the English department’s Jea...