The PBS Blog

Truth is Stranger than Fiction

March 11, 2016

Why Do People Think Black History Starts With Slavery and Ends With MLK?

Continue reading

General Topics

blog, captivity, google, history, information, pbs, reblog, reblogs, research, slavery, truth, wordpress
March 11, 2016

Love Poem

Wanted to jump into memory and photograph pieces of your smile the only cracks worth seeing on someone’s face Didn’t know dimples ran deeper than wells but every time you chuckled my nerves melted underneath my skin Is this Is it real? Could the pull of the wind be the yearning for your laughter? That… Continue reading

Poetry

#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, blog, blogger, friendship, google, love, love poems, pbs, poem, poetry, relationships, spoken word, wordpress
March 11, 2016

You Are Where You Are

You get what you deserve in life. As much as we complain and whine about why we don’t have and why we should, we never stop to understand that we are all where we’re supposed to be. If you have something great it is because you’ve earned it. And if for whatever reason you are… Continue reading

Articles, General Topics

#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, blogger, destiny, encouragement, future, general, google, inspiration, life, thoughts, wordpress, writing
March 10, 2016

Throwback Thursday Jam: Why I Love You So Much, Monica

This was my jam here…no, this is still my jam! #90sThrowbacks Continue reading

Throwback Thursday Jams

#ThankfulThursdays, 90s Hits, blog, blogger, google, love, love songs, Monica, music, r&b, throwback, Throwback Thursday, wordpress, YouTube
March 10, 2016

Wanted: #Book #Reviews – The Road to Freedom

Raised white with no idea he’s black too, Joseph is a young man of mixed ancestry with a deep passion for the state of Black America. It is the spring of 1960, and a fight with his brother Edward compels a young Joseph to leave his mother’s Louisiana home and join his friends for a… Continue reading

General Topics

#ThankfulThursdays, author support, book reviews, ebook, free, google, historical fiction, kindle, reading, reviews, self-publishing, Series, The Stella Trilogy, trilogy, wordpress
March 9, 2016

5 Creative Ways to Headline Your Blog Post

They tell you the first sentence draws you in. After that the first paragraph, and then the first page. I believe however that the real first is the title of the blog post itself. While it may not be ultra extremely important, blog titles do carry weight. This is, after all, still the headline of… Continue reading

Articles

#WWWblogs, blog post, blog titles, blogger, blogging, creativity, google, headline, list, pbs, posts, simplicity, tips, wordpress
March 9, 2016

Writer’s Quote Wednesday – “Passing Pebbles”

Welcome back to another episode of Writer’s Quote Wednesday as hosted by Colleen of Silver Threading and Ronovan of Ronovan Writes. It feels good to be back I must say. In my country voice “How yall?” It also appears I have returned to a new challenge! Here are the new rules: Each week we will… Continue reading

Articles, Poetry, Quotes N Notes

#WWWblogs, challenges, google, mountains, overcoming, pebbles, Ronovan Writes, spoken word, stumbling blocks, wordpress, writers quote wednesday, writing

About Me

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.