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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mr. Enlightenment, author of Language Incites Gestures that Highlight Thoughts (L.I.G.H.T.)

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Mr. Enlightenment, author of Language Incites Gestures that Highlight Thoughts (L.I.G.H.T.)
(self published)

My poetry book is about life. I touch on many different topics from the trials and tribulations of teachers to marriage.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Language Incites Gestures that Highlight Thoughts (L.I.G.H.T.)?

Mr. Enlightenment: I get my inspiration from everything around me. Often poems come to me from conversation and/or real life events. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mr. Enlightenment, author of Language Incites Gestures that Highlight Thoughts (L.I.G.H.T.) →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly

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Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly
(NCM Publishing Company)

“Mama Don’t Like Ugly” is a fiction story about Dana, a dark-skinned girl, growing up in a household with a mama who dislikes her because of her skin color. She is abused, neglected and constantly compared to her lighter skin sister. In spite of her situation, she still loves her mama unconditionally.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Mama Don’t Like Ugly?

Rekaya Gibson: I am fascinated that people’s behaviors and/or perceptions about skin color are passed from generation to generation – Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rekaya Gibson, author of Mama Don’t Like Ugly →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Amaya Radjani, author of The Sultry Court

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Amaya Radjani, author of The Sultry Court
(Middle Child Press)

What’s your pleasure? Assassins, queens or courtesans? Demons, princes or doppelgangers?

Whatever your desire, you’ll find it here in The Sultry Court. These erotic tales cross time and space, ranging from a seductive dinner date to the indulgence of a dark benefactor.

When you enter the Court, you enter worlds poetically disarming, darkly sensual and enticingly dangerous.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Sultry Court?

Amaya Radjani: My business partner and fellow author, Ankhesen Mié, came up with the idea last April in an online writers’ community for Black Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Amaya Radjani, author of The Sultry Court →