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April 16, 2015

Beyond The Colored Line – Part 1

Today is the debut release of Part 1 of Book #2, “Beyond The Colored Line” in the Stella Series.Below is a reminder of what this book series is all about: Stella is a work of Historical fiction, and is distinctive in its focus on one woman’s road to self-discovery against the backdrop of the African… Continue reading

Audience Participation, Short Stories

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March 18, 2015

Let’s Talk Womanhood…3.31.15

What is Womanhood? The question hangs over the head of our daughters with anxious anticipation. The youthful mind dividing itself into sections of experience: first date, first love, marriage, and children. We split ourselves into portions and gamble off pieces that do not fit. We grow old and still we find this question lingering against… Continue reading

General Topics, Social Media Shout

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February 17, 2015

Stella: Book #1

Born: 1845 Owner: Paul Saddler ID: 637 Name: Stella Height: 44.0 Sex / Age: Girl, 6 Mama says my feet ain’t little girls feet. Say I shouldn’t be akin like no boy. But I likes running and the way my toes feel wiggling through the mud. I likes the gooey wetness, even the way the… Continue reading

Short Stories

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February 3, 2015

Reading – The Write Way

My first love was Mildred D. Taylor. It was the sixth grade, and I was Smitten for Stacey, Cassie, and the whole Logan gang in the classic “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry”. I realized then my love for African American literature, history and culture. The sharecropping family had snagged at the core of my… Continue reading

Articles

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November 19, 2014

The Best and Worst of Times

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season for Light, it was the season for Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it… Continue reading

General Topics

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November 14, 2014

The Invisible Woman

November, 2001 The dust particles flying from the duster floated slowly off the boxes, strangely reminiscent of the worst terrorist attack to occur in the United States. Each set seemed to align themselves parallel to the others, and tilting dangerously off the Brooklyn Brownstone as if to mock her. The coming of dawn splashed its… Continue reading

In Your Own Words, Short Stories

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November 10, 2014

She Rebels

Soft kisses and warm hugs is what she gets from men. Hot dates and perfume smells, but from truth she rebels. An emotional roller coaster ride he takes her… every so often they visit this amusement park. And she wants to cringe when he grabs hold of her but instead of listening to herself she… Continue reading

Poetry

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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.