Category: Featuring Guest Author

Invited posts (essays, poems, videos) by other writers on any topic related to the site

Black History Month 2024 Feature: “Black and White in Baltimore” – Essay and Short Story by Guest Author, Eric Grandy

February 19, 2024

I am proud to present a new Baltimore author to the world – Eric Grandy, whose essay, They cut down the hoop [https://baltimoreblackwoman.com/2024/02/19/they-cut-down-the-hoop/] and short story, Black and White [https://baltimoreblackwoman.wordpress.com/2024/02/19/black-and-white/] are his first published works. Two weeks ago, I was introduced to Eric by our mutual friend (and primary co-founder of braciolejournal.com), Rafael Alvarez. After … More Black History Month 2024 Feature: “Black and White in Baltimore” – Essay and Short Story by Guest Author, Eric Grandy

Black and White

February 19, 2024

Short Story By Eric Grandy The fourth of April 1968 didn’t dawn as a particularly ominous day. It was ordinary in every respect. My sister and I still had to go to school. My father still had to catch the bus to work. My mother was still asleep after working the 3pm to 11pm shift … More Black and White

Black History Month 2022

February 5, 2022

This year marks the 8th year of Black History Month posts on this site. When I first began this annual feature, I introduced it with a post about the origins of this special month [https://baltimoreblackwoman.com/2015/02/02/the-origins-of-black-history-month/], as much for my edification as for you, the readers, who may question why this celebration even exists. But the … More Black History Month 2022

Christmas 2015

December 24, 2015

Merry Christmas from Baltimore Black Woman! Tonight’s post is from my friend and Guest Writer, Paula Shockley. Her Christmas letter to friends and family is the best gift I could have received; what with all the shopping and decorating for The Holiday and such, I sort of forgot what Christmas really means. Her letter reminded … More Christmas 2015