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May 20, 2015

Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Wole Soyinka

This week, my Writer’s Quote inspiration comes from Wole Soyinka: Also known as observation or people watching, you’d be surprised how much you learn just watching and listening. I think that not to pay attention to the works of others will only rob us of an important part of the growing process. It’s one thing… Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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May 20, 2015

#Ronovan Writes #BeWoW Weekly Blog Prompt – Connections

What connects one person to another? What provokes them to inspire, encourage, and to display characteristics of kindness? What makes them care so deeply about the whereabouts and well-being of others as if come from themselves? As if attached at the hip, what makes an individual go out on limbs, what makes them sacrifice? In… Continue reading

Articles

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May 19, 2015

$2,500 Small Business Grant to Help Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Communities to Grow their Small Businesses

Special thank you goes out to Rich McIver, Founder of Merchant Negotiations, for reaching out to The PBS Blog in regard to this tremendous opportunity for small business owners! MerchantNegotiators.com announces a $2,500 Small Business Grant, to provide entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented groups with the seed capital they need to start or grow their small… Continue reading

Articles

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May 18, 2015

What Do You Want?

Everyone has their own set of ideas about what makes good writing and marketing. But the key to it all, I think, is individuality. No one does a better job at being you than you, and no one knows the intricate details of your story like you. For this reason, it is important to stick… Continue reading

Quotes N Notes

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May 18, 2015

The Conscious 70s

You better speak Michael …the conscious 70s, gotta love it. You don’t see truth in TV shows like this no more. A black family living in the projects with a man who ruled his household well and whose wife, while opinionated, still submitted to his authority. JJ was over the top yes, but his sons… Continue reading

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May 18, 2015

I Understand

As if I had not awakened from a slumber of lies baptized in tradition’s rebellion As if I had not been unplugged From the matrix of deception intoxicated by the signs of the times I finally understand As if you had not left prophecies etched on the calcium of my bones Like you didn’t leave… Continue reading

Poetry

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May 18, 2015

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Eternal Traces by Shonda Brock

Title: Eternal Traces Author: Shonda Brock Website: http://www.shondabrock.com/ ISBN 13: 978-0-9904242-0-8(ebk) ASIN: B00KH8VGT4 Published: May 20, 2014 Publisher: Shonda Brock Pages: 248 Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Multicultural, Multicultural Paranormal Romance, Fiction Rating: 4/5 Eternal Traces is a Multicultural Paranormal Romance novel surrounding the life of Veteran and Cardiologist Meryt Brownstone. Brownstone is an African American woman who… Continue reading

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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.