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February 9, 2020

What Are You Sacrificing?

Last week, I planned on introducing a new Black History Fun Fact Friday. I also planned on revealing the cover to the poetry contest magazine to my social media (which I will do tomorrow, time permitting). This was a busy week for me (more than usual). This isn’t to say that “busy” is a measure… Continue reading

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January 27, 2020

How Permanent is this Grief?

Something about sorrow sounds spiritual. It sounds like awakenings and revelations. Sounds like pacts and promises. Sounds contradicting too, like hope and despair are twins. We want to shackle ourselves to change. Something about sorrow got us questioning our own mortality. But how permanent is this grief? Where are we two years from now? Is… Continue reading

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January 20, 2020

Nourish Your Offline Relationships

Would you know if your friend is feeling down if he/she didn’t post about it? Would you know when his/her birthday was if Facebook didn’t tell you? Would you have the information necessary to congratulate those you love on their achievements, like weddings, and graduations if they didn’t post about it? How well do we… Continue reading

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December 2, 2019

3rd Annual Poetry Contest Spotlight 2019: Buddah Desmond

Welcome to the blog Buddah and congratulations! Your poem, “Claiming Victory” was so uplifting it won you the #2 spot. Please tell us, what inspired this piece? This poem was inspired by the challenges many of us face in believing in ourselves and doing what’s necessary to fulfill our purpose and achieve our dreams.… Continue reading

General Topics, Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors, Poetry

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May 30, 2019

Don’t Overpay to Play

I posted this message to my IG this morning and I thought I would post it here as well. I have added more bullet points after realizing how much this also applies to Indie Authors and our writing careers as well as real life advice. Don’t go broke to sit at someone else’s table. Make… Continue reading

Articles

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March 25, 2019

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Khaya Ronkainen

Today, I’d like to welcome Khaya Ronkainen. Welcome to The PBS Blog! Let’s get started. What is your name and where are you from? My name is Khaya Ronkainen. I was born and bred in South Africa, and I now call Finland my second home. South Africa in the houusee. What was your childhood dream?… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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March 18, 2019

The Most Irritating Thing about the Self-Care Movement

the fact that everything is a movement now like the importance of self-love didn’t exist before Instagram memes like healing is a status update like self-care ain’t a journey but a tweet like healing ain’t a process but words we hang on our Facebook walls and pretend we ain’t cover trauma in hashtags I see… 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 book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.