Blackstack
Blackstack, MeraBaid, Paul Opoku, KJ Kearney, Maya Jeanne, Jacquie Verbal, Danielle, Bianca Ducasse, Soul x SWMarie ✨, Bria Sowell, Alina Marie, Mariel Lavette, Diamonds Green, B4, Shawn Taylor, Cody “Loc” Lockyear, Ayana Williams ♡, landixA 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 | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Open Submission...Intentionally
The math wasn’t mathing at first, but this time of reflection brought it all together.
Over the weekend, I posted a Note sharing something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. As writers, I understand our goal is to be paid for our wr...
Black August: The Breakdown
We romanticize the process of going back through studying the movements of our ancestors, but we often lack the action that is required to bring it back to the present day. Our ancestors did not take action with the goal of going down in th...
Blackstack x André 3000
7 piano sketches video still
Imagine getting a notification on your phone with the subject line: André 3000’s new short film x Blackstack?
THE ANDRÉ 3000 BRUH!
The short film 7 piano sketches, which is exclusively streaming on MUBI was...
Black Reads: Issue 040
With this month being Black August, I wanted to curate a Black Reads that honored third spaces so we can get back to doing the WORK that is required when it comes to Black August.
Our ancestors did not have spaces that allowed them to fre...
Lost Recipe: Manners
Where are our damn manners?
Do we even say grace before we have a meal, giving thanks for our daily bread?
When you walk past another Black person, you giving the nod or nah?
How I was raised, when talking to elders, you say “yes/no ma’a...
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Let's call this F.U.B.U.
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
Normalizing the exchange of hard stories at the intersection of grief and faith as a means to know El Roi and ourselves more intimately, heal more holistically, and show up for one another more healthily.
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
Cultural observationist and book lover. Not well-spoken. Well-written. I write because my words come out stupid when I say them out loud.
Writer.. Music Nerd... Fashion Girl... Yapping About the Feelings of all things Storytelling
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 ♡
poet | writer | alchemist
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