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December 29, 2017

Indie Authors and Controversial Posts – Should You? Should You Not?

DISCLAIMER: This is simply my own opinion. I also stress throughout the post that no one has the right to be disrespectful. Writing is a business and publishing books is a career move. I always encourage you to use wisdom in all that you do. Even if you are speaking truth, don’t put people down.… Continue reading

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#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, authors, blog, blogger, blogging, Independent Authors, offense, political correctness, self-publishing, truth, wordpress, writers, writing
December 26, 2017

Renaissance Ebook 99cents from now through Friday 12/29

CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW After letting Revelation: The Nora White Story Book Two, sit for about two months, I am right back into revisions and getting excited all over again. As such, I decided to give those of you who have not read Book One an opportunity to do so. Renaissance: The Nora White… Continue reading

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#TuesdayShares, black history, blog, blogger, fiction, Great Migration, Harlem, Harlem Renaissance, Histfic, historical, Jim Crow, South, writers, writing
December 21, 2017

The Ancient Origins of Modern Holidays

I don’t celebrate Holidays but rarely do I go into why. I thought this would be a good time to do that. To put it simply, I believe in putting no gods or deities before the one Almighty Creator, Yah. Holidays are a contradiction to this as they each go back to the worship of… Continue reading

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#ThrowbackThursday, ancient, blog, blogger, blogging, history, holidays, neo paganism, old, pagan, paganism, religions, religious, sun worship
December 20, 2017

90s Throwback Thursday Jams – Tyrese, Sweet Lady

This was the jam… Continue reading

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#ThrowbackThursday, 90s Jams, 90s Music, blog, blogger, blogging, love, love songs, music blogs, r&b, Sweet Lady, throwbacks, Tyrese, wordpress
December 20, 2017

NOW AVAILABLE – I AM SOUL

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF I AM SOUL Working Toward the Vision I AM SOUL is now available (CLICK HERE). I am dog tired but this was fun. I wanted to release this on the low but it did better than I thought it would (still holding on at #11 in its category… Continue reading

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#BeWritingOnWednesday, #Wednesdayblogs, #WWWblogs, blog, blogger, blogging, ebook, kindle, poems, Soulful, spoken word, wordpress
December 19, 2017

How to Know if You’re a Hater

Don’t laugh. I am serious. Some of you don’t know. Anytime you see someone doing something positive and your first thought is, “But…” This is a sign that your a hater. Now, people can hate for different reasons but if your FIRST thought is BUT, there is some hatred there. Let’s look at some examples.… Continue reading

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#TuesdayShares, blog, blogger, blogging, hate, haters, hating, judgement, negative, negativity, social media, wordpress
December 18, 2017

Breaking: Readers Can expect a New Zora Neale Hurston Book in 2018

For those of you familiar with my latest novel, Renaissance, you know that Zora makes a guest appearance so I am excited to dig into her newest release from Harper Collins next year. It sounds like a powerful one. Here’s what’s going on: HarperCollins will launch a never-before-published book by Zora Neale Hurston. Barracoon is a non-fiction work… Continue reading

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anthropology, black history, blgger, blog, blogging, Harper Collins, historical, literature, Non-Fiction, publishing, reading, writers, writing, Zora Neale Hurston

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.