Book Review: Obalende Sector
“If you’ve ever wondered why aliens don’t land in Africa, this story is for you.” Although the zine doesn’t necessarily talk about...
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Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Jul 7, 20214 min
In Conversation With: Guvna B
We caught up with the rapper, author and football pundit on the back of the release of the music video for his song with D Double E, Very...
Karen Chalamilla
Jul 1, 20213 min
Book Review: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie
As far as opening lines go, “Elikem married me in absentia” is about the best way to rouse curiosity. There are fewer ways to command...
Sarah Oladele
Jun 25, 20213 min
Book Review: The Book Of Echoes
The prologue thrusts you sharply and precisely into the fray, beginning in the West India Docks of London, 1803. A kidnapped black woman...
Sabrina Fearon-Melville
Jun 9, 20214 min
Book Review: The Other Black Girl By Zakiya DaliLa Harris
When I first heard about Zakiya Dalila Harris’ debut novel it was the title that stood out to me more than anything. The Other Black Girl...
Karen Chalamilla
Jun 8, 20213 min
Book Review: His Only Wife By Peace Adzo Medie
As far as opening lines go, “Elikem married me in absentia” is about the best way to rouse curiosity. There are fewer ways to command...
Karen Chalamilla
May 5, 20215 min
Book Review: Who's Loving You
The genre of romance is one of the most enduring in the literary world. It’s conventions-that date back to its conception are just as...
Ope Oduwole
Apr 26, 20215 min
8 Mangas That Outdid Their Animes
If you look closely, you can find an anime epiphany on Frank Ocean’s Sweet Life opening lyrics, “the best song wasn’t the single.”...
Karen Chalamilla
Apr 20, 20216 min
10 Upcoming Books by Black Authors
Hi readers! 2021 has already been a great year for black authors with brilliant releases like we are all birds of uganda, His Only Wife...
Karen Chalamilla
Apr 7, 20218 min
In Conversation With: Sareeta Domingo
Shortly after its release of the anthology Who's Loving You, The Floor had a virtual chat with contributing writer and creator of said...
Kristen Bingle
Sep 26, 20203 min
The Michelle Obama Podcast: Reflective, Candid and Conversational
Former FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States) Michelle Obama has released her eponymous debut podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast. The...
Sarah Oladele
Sep 16, 20203 min
Book Review: Diary of a Creative Mind
I'm not a huge non-fiction reader. I’m usually even less keen to read someone’s diary or outline of their personal experiences, so I had...
Karen Chalamilla
Sep 3, 20207 min
In Conversation With: Aimée Felone
With more than six years of experience Publisher and book shop owner Aimée Felone is well along her way to making her mark in the...
Ope Oduwole
Aug 24, 20204 min
Lovecraft Country: Pairing The Black Experience & The Supernatural
From police brutality to derogatory language and microaggressions, racism is a wound inflicted on the black community that refuses to...
Karen Chalamilla
Jul 23, 20208 min
In Conversation With: Hena Bryan
Multi-hyphenate and self-proclaimed Bookish Babe, Hena Bryan occupies an interesting space in the book world. With a publishing house...
Sarah Oladele
Jul 11, 20202 min
In Conversation With: Iman Lake
“So, the song came first,” Iman tells me when I ask him how the comic book came about. “We were thinking of ways to publicise my second...
Naila Aroni
Jun 23, 20204 min
How To 'Eat The Rich' in Four Films
What was once a radical statement by French philosopher John Rousseau has now found its way to the most bizarre corners of the interwebs....
Maya Williams
Apr 22, 20203 min
Book Review: Big Feelings
Gigi Bella ranked the tenth woman poet in the world at the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) in 2017, so it is remarkable to witness...
Karen Chalamilla
Feb 20, 20207 min
Tobi Kyeremateng Interview: On "Theatre Sh*t"
Tobi, 24, is having fun and reckons she’ll keep producing until she has figured out something else she wants to do. We’re sat at a little...
Karen Chalamilla
Feb 6, 20202 min
2020 Must Reads By Black Women
2020 MUST READS BY BLACK WOMEN
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