A Black Woman Did That, my book about women who have broken barriers, raised the bar in business, art, politics, activism, and leadership to celebrate the brilliance of Black women and inspire all of us to do the great things and solve the big problems we imagine. I’ve been gratified by the response to […]
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Literary Life in a Pandemic
A Word from the Publisher Six years ago, I was laid off from a job that came with a six-figure salary, 401K, bonuses, health insurance—all of the things my father told me to I needed. What I liked best about the gig is that has allowed me to work in my chosen field, book publishing […]
What About Us? A Letter from America’s Children by Ron Harris
Ron Harris is a journalist, adjunct professor at Howard University and co-author with Matt Horace, law enforcement and security contributor to CNN and the Wall Street Journal of The Black and The Blue, A Cop Reveals Crimes, Racism and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement (Hachette Books) on sale August 2018. Dear U.S. Media, […]
My Heart Belongs to Santiago de Cuba
Havana is a sprawling city by the sea with cultural institutions and happenings to keep a visitor busy for weeks if not more. But, don’t miss out on other towns and villages across the Caribbean’s largest island. I’ve travelled twice by road from Havana east by road, ending up in Santiago de Cuba, its […]
Everybody Wants to go to Havana: Cuba Journal 2017, part 1
Everybody wants to go to Cuba. And, there dozens of reasons why we would. The island nation has blue waters, golden beaches, lush green mountains and a rich cultural heritage. The music and dance of Cuba alone has long been one of its biggest exports around the world. I took a trip there this Fall, […]
Summertime Soul Food Suppers: Home Slice Style
The food we ate at home was great on the big holidays of fall, winter and spring, and any given Sunday. But, food taste best to me in the summertime. I like food cooked outdoors in the open air: the live fire and smoke enhanced the flavor and the blow of the heat was […]
My Sewing Machine by Opal Palmer Adisa
as long as i can remember i’ve always stitched cloth into the dreams people manage after the earthquake hopelessness captured me like a body-bag husband missing but my machine survived people bring cloth my fingers stitch scraps into newness I’ve been sewing since I was nine years old, maybe even younger. I […]
Big Easy Sojourns & Gumbo Delicious Eats
Gumbo has one million moving parts, as does my grrrl, MacDiva. A few words on Gumbo, & my New Orleans sojourn: briefly interned @ mr B’s, where they eclipsed every other grill i had ever worked: as their grill person, i built a wood fire from scratch daily. New Orleans restored my faith in southern […]
A Man on Love, an essay
A Home Slice doesn’t need an annual holiday to express love. So, it’s not that we’re early (for February 14th rituals). We’re about love all the time. Here’s the thoughts of one of the best men I know. He happens to be my brother from the same mother. So, I’m especially proud that he is […]
Vibrations Cooking Forever: Vertamae Smart Grosvenor, we love you….
Vertamae Smart Grosvenor, one of the most magical human beings to ever grace the planet, transcended September 3, 2016. I got to know her in the beloved community of artist, activists, classical people of New York’s Harlem. I’d been a fan, an acolyte since I read Vibrations Cooking back in the Tennessee of my youth. […]
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