How we talk about mental health and masculinity matters. It’s not singular but manifests in many forms and the support and solutions offered are and should be based on the individual and their experiences. November is a month when we focus on Men’s Mental Health. A month to iterate that the world cares about this […]
Featuring the work of Black women poets from Botswana to Brazil, in Wild Imperfections, we encounter ancestors who made love, just for the sake of love, and women who die with each orgasm while attempting to mark the extent of their own humanities. To mark the release of Wild Imperfections: An Anthology of Womanist Poems, […]
If there is one thing that literature gives us, it is the space to see the ways that love manifests. Over the years, Valentine’s Day has become not just about romantic love, but also about all the loves that keep us firmly held together. It has become a day to celebrate the life loves that […]
Pride Month may be over but there’s still room for celebration! We’re celebrating one year since the publication of Olumide Popoola’s amazing debut novel When We Speak of Nothing, a book that captures what it’s like to be young, black and queer.
If there are no role models where do you look to? If the whole world tells you you are one thing how do you escape? Especially when this thing is more than not overloaded with negative connotations, rendering you a threat foremost?
for pride month, here is the first list of 25 books with lead LGBTQ characters that we think you should be reading or at the very least, add to your library.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1573815342017{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”] [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Join Olumide Popoola for an evening of poetry, music and body art to celebrate the launch of her stunning debut novel When We Speak of Nothing. Book your ticket in advance and get a copy of the book included!
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”4/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1573818302905{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] ‘This smart novel with electric prose tells us what it means to be young, black and queer in London.’ Elle Magazine
