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Blackstack, MeraBaid, Paul Opoku, KJ Kearney, Maya Jeanne, Jacquie Verbal, Danielle, Bianca Ducasse, Soul x SWMarie ✨, Netta Fei, Alina Moore, Trinity Ibrena, E.A. Noble, zackevia s., Mariel Lavette, Diamonds Green, B4, Shawn Taylor, Cody “Loc” Lockyear, Ayana Williams ♡A corner of Substack for the Black community. We can call this a little safe hub F.U.B.U. If you don't check the box for Black on applications, don't click the subscribe button to this publication. They not like us!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Writer/poet, mama, birth worker, Montessori educator. I write about childhood, motherhood, womanhood, the inner child and the village. Likely the inventor of smoothie bowls.
Analyst | Author | Fufuo lover
KJ Kearney is an Emmy nominated community organizer, HBCU graduate, & James Beard Award winner. Currently designing a life & business that combines his organizing background with his passion for civic engagement & Black food advocacy.
writer;dreamer;spoonie;film buff;whimsy enthusiast love yourself, when you despise yourself-it's worth it ✨
Navigating through life freeing myself from the conditioning of my culture while embracing change.
Sober. Lesbian. Writer/Author. Reiki Master Practitioner and lover of the moon. On an evolving journey of self discovery.
Associate Director of Marketing at Pantheon and Doubleday Books with a decade of publishing experience. I am passionate about demystifying publishing, journaling and reading good books.
Soul✨| Creative Writing Grad Student | Homemaker | New Orleans Enthusiast | Environmental & Cultural Essayist | Author + Columnist + Poet
Author, spiritual coach, and creator of True Self Society. I guide Black women back to their divinity and into lives lived on 10: elevated, free, and joy-filled every day.
Black lesbian poet, writer, artist. My digital archive. For the thinkers and ass shakers. Safe space for my fellow poly, kinky, non-traditional queers❤️ \ud83d\udccdChicago
Connecting dots, exploring ourselves, our relationships, and the stories we’ve inherited through the eyes of someone who can’t stop asking why.
Indie Lit Award Winner | Chair for WisCon, a feminist convention | Acquisitional Editor @ FIYAH & Rawhead Journal| Black, Queer, Disabled author of Speculative Fiction| Check out MISSISSIPPI GOTHIC, and my AAVE lesson breakdowns.
just a girl trying to make life make sense| 28 | sapphic
Cultural observationist and book lover. Not well-spoken. Well-written. I write because my words come out stupid when I say them out loud.
Poet , Short Story Writer flim,tv,books,music commentator
Cultural criticism straight from the couch
This is a space where I feel deeply, laugh, and shift perspectives. Subscribe and stay a while. I’d love to have you! \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udc99
A Black writer who founded The Wake and Think Collective and the Stay Woke Gazette. A writer ran Black thought gazette.
culture • entertainment news • marketing strategy | thought-provoking takes to trending brands & topics ♡
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