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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, Dr. Aleea Zamani, E.A. Noble, zackevia s., Mariel Lavette, Artist 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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Black Reads: Issue 037
The Atlanta-fication of Southern Gastronomy
Written by
Gastronomy is the art and science of good eating, and the South’s was once known for its homestyle cooking and southern hospitality that enveloped every patron with a warm s...
Sunday Service Announcement Throwback
How many OG Blackstackers are in the building? Let me know in the comments if you remember reading the original newsletter, Sunday Service Announcements, or what issue you were ever featured in.
The intention behind publishing exclusively...
Black Reads: Issue 036
The Tale of a Magical Negro
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I grew up in a white town in Southern Indiana surrounded by sundown towns. Jasper, Indiana, to the north of us, was once the KKK capital of Indiana. To the south, Santa Claus, Indiana, a to...
Black Reads: Issue 035
I’m cooking up something new for the curation of this newsletter, and I’m really excited to get this thing rolling as we are quickly approaching our second year anniversary of starting Blackstack! With that said, if you filled out the form...
Nothing Like A Black Mother's Care.
"Lil Hairdresser" by Nicole Minnis
As a Black mother, wash day has always been a day that all parties involved hate more than anything. However, the smile on that little girl’s face when her hair is done makes the experience not only worth...
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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 a community organizer, an HBCU graduate, an Emmy-nominated host, & a 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.
She/her. Black lesbian poet, writer, artist. Safe space for other poly, kinky, non-traditional queers \ud83d\udccdChicago
Trinity Ibrena is a Texas-based writer and author of Take It From Trinity, blending poetry, memoir, and reflection to explore identity, transition, and honest self-reflection.
Poet Psychiatrist learning what healing can be when we return to love.
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
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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