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July 27, 2020

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Victoriyah Smith

Please help me extend a warm welcome to Victoriyah Smith. Welcome to the PBS Blog! What is your name and where are you from? My name is Victoria Smith (Victoriyah Israyl) and I am from Gulfport, Mississippi. What was your childhood dream? My childhood dream was to be able to travel to different countries around… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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July 13, 2020

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Loyal Son by Wayne Diehl

Title: Loyal Son Author: Wayne Diehl Print Length: 439 pages Publisher: Wayne Diehl Publication Date: April 13, 2020 Thomas Ryan sends his youngest son Patrick and his sister Ellen to America to acquire land for the family after realizing he won’t be able to salvage the family’s land in Newtownshandrum, County Cork, Ireland. It’s not… Continue reading

book reviews

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July 6, 2020

One Cool Strategy for Busy Bloggers

Blogging takes up a lot of time and staying consistent, whether that’s blogging once a week or every other day, isn’t easy. But it could be more manageable. Republish Your Content Who says you can’t share the same content again? Whether that is an interview you did, a radio show, or a blog post, every… Continue reading

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June 29, 2020

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Catch The Moon, Mary by Wendy Waters

Title: Catch the Moon, Mary Author: Wendy Waters Print Length: 258 pages Publisher: Wendy Waters Publication Date: October 16, 2019 Mary Granger is a gifted musician who sees visions of music and moves her hands to the tune of the song she hears in her head, like playing an invisible piano. The children call her… Continue reading

book reviews

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June 22, 2020

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author VALI BENSON

Introduce Yourself is back! Please help me extend a warm welcome to VALI BENSON. Vali, welcome to the PBS Blog! What is your name and where are you from? My name is Vali Benson. I was born in Champaign, Illinois, the home of the University of Illinois. After graduating from U of I, I decided… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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June 1, 2020

Truth is Stranger than Fiction

When I started this blog and chose “truth is stranger than fiction,” as the tagline, it was puzzling to people. Someone even reached out to correct, me, saying, “don’t you mean the truth is stronger than fiction?” No. Stranger is the word I meant. What it seeks to communicate is that nothing we can create can be… Continue reading

Articles

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May 4, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: Crafting Authentic Historical Details

In Beyond the Colored Line, book two of The Stella Trilogy, we meet Noah Daniels who is a member of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. There are two books I read that helped me to conceptualize his character in the most authentic way possible: Revolutionary Suicide by Huey P. Newton and The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI… 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.