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  • July 5, 2016

    Writing Powerful Scenes: Why Choosing The Right Setting Is So Important

    Writing Powerful Scenes: Why Choosing The Right Setting Is So Important

    I really enjoyed reading this. Setting is something we don’t hear a lot about (not like say plot). I especially enjoyed the part about making the emotional connection between the setting and character. Continue reading

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    #amwriting, #WritersLife, blog, bookish, google, Kobo, publishing, reblog, reblogs, setting, wordpress, writing
  • July 3, 2016

    Outside The Box

    It is seeing the good where good exist and the bad too without regard to person or persona It is passion existing in a universe where truth is the only color that matters it is black balled fist into the air minus the badge of branding black power to legitimize blackness it is denouncing blackness… Continue reading

    Poetry
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  • July 1, 2016

    EC Quote Friday

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  • June 30, 2016

    Lost to History – Unfamiliar Faces: Latasha Harlins and Deadwyler

    Rodney King. It is a name that rings all too familiar in the history of Black America. Latasha Harlins however, is a not so familiar face. Latasha Harlins Latasha Harlins died 13 days after the beating of Rodney King on March 16, 1991 at The Empire Liquor Market in South-Central Los Angeles with two dollars… Continue reading

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  • June 30, 2016

    Throwback Thursday Jam – Common, I Used to Love H.E.R

    You gotta be from the Chi to appreciate Common….this here back when Hip Hop had a conscious… Continue reading

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    #ThankfulThursday, #ThrowbackThursday, chicago, common, google, hip hop, I Used to Love Her, music, rap, throwback, videos, wordpress, YouTube
  • June 29, 2016

    Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Faith

    Hi guys! *Waves* How is everyone? I hope you are well and Welcome back to another episode of Writer’s Quote Wednesday as hosted by Colleen of Silver Threading, and co-hosted by Ronovan of Ronovan Writes. Today’s theme is Faith: What makes us worry? What makes us doubt? What makes us second guess? Often our stresses… Continue reading

    Quotes N Notes
    belief, blog, blogger, faith, google, notes, pbs, quotes, Ronovan Writes, silver threading, wordpress, Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writers Challenge, writers quote wednesday
  • June 28, 2016

    4 Reasons Why a Book is Still of The Utmost Importance in a Digital World

    Originally posted on The Indie Book Writers Blog | Self Publishing | Get Published: As digital media has expanded at a dizzying pace and social media outlets have grown, certain pundits have suggested books would diminish in importance.  Mobile devices and shorter attention spans would create an environment where books would not matter as much… Continue reading

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My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.

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