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April 8, 2019

Richard Wright Native Son Movie Trailer

How did I miss this?? Native Son is a movie based on one of my favorite books out of High School, back when I first started college and began my journey of literally devouring Black Literature. So, the first thing I noticed about this trailer is that it’s a modern adaptation. If you’ve read the… Continue reading

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african american, black, Black Literature, blog, blogger, blogging, film, HBO, literature, movie, movies, Native Son, Richard Wright, wordpress, YouTube
April 5, 2019

Black History Fun Fact Friday – Esther Georgia Irving Cooper

Welcome to another Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, we meet a woman you may not have heard about but who has done tremendous community work for the betterment of education for African Americans. Esther Georgia Irving Cooper was born on November 28, 1881, in Cleveland, Ohio. While she’s the daughter of former slaves, her… Continue reading

black history fun fact friday

#BluSkyFriday, #LinkYourLife, activism, black history, black history fun fact friday, black schools, blog, blogger, blogging, community, education, Esther Cooper, Esther Georgia Irving Cooper, Nipsey Hussle, wordpress, work
April 3, 2019

“You Can Do It Sis”

Quick story. I was in the city on this beautiful, warm day, and I wanted to get a pic by the water but I wasn’t sure if I could make that lil jump without getting wet. I was going to say, “that’s okay,” when a young lady behind me says, “you can do it, sis!”… Continue reading

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#TuesdayShares, blog, blogger, blogging, empowerment, encouragement, energy, inspiration, kindness, love, motivation, support, vibration
April 3, 2019

Cry Out

How does it make you feel to see someone mistreating themselves to hear them poison their mouth with self-hate language or disrespect their soul with insecurities does not your intestines cringe do they not wrap themselves around the wrongness there the diseased spirit of a person defeated does not your stomach turn into knots does… Continue reading

Poetry

#NationalPoetryMonth, blog, blogger, blogging, cry out, human, humanity, language, poems, poetic, reflect, reflection, self-love, soulwork, warning, wordpress
March 28, 2019

Throwback Thursday Jams – Whitney Houston: You Give Good Love

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Throwback Thursday Jams

#ThrowbackThursday, 80s, bloggers, blogging, Jams, love songs, music, music blogs, r&b, thowback, videos, Whitney Houston, wordpress, YouTube
March 28, 2019

Start a business that is not only dependent on the people you know to be Successful

If you are a new entrepreneur, if you are just publishing your books or starting your own business, I want to congratulate you! I want to tell you; you will do well and go far. I want to tell you; you are brave and beautiful. But I also want to warn you: start a business… Continue reading

Articles, self-publishing

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March 27, 2019

Cover Wars

We had a private cover war going on in my email list, where I asked my audience to choose between my original cover for Keep Yourself Full and a new concept I was thinking about. Almost everyone chose the new concept and together we decided to switch it up. For those of you who don’t… 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.