Singing Sandra: Mother of the Calypso Fraternity
Iris has stories published in: The Best New True Crimes: Small Towns (Mango Publishers, 2020), Storyhouse Weekly Reader, HELD Magazine, The Best New True Crimes: Partners In Crime (Mango Publishers, 2022), and Parenthood Uncensored (Keeping It Under Wraps, 2022). Follow Iris on Twitter: @LeonaCross15
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Read MoreResistance & Resilience Vol.4 – REFRESH
REFRESH your year with Volume 4 of Resistance & Resilience.
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From “Money, Power, Respect” to the “Little Things,” this playlist is about what makes us feel secure, successful, and content. Check out this month’s track list and listen exclusively on Spotify
Read MoreFetishized to Freedom: What I Learned from Being the Only Black Girl
The reality of often being the only Black woman in the room, and the inevitable consequences that brings, informs much of how I see and move through the world.
Read MoreTaking Up Space & the Cultural Impact of Black Music: An Interview with SiriusXM’s Dion Summers
I sat down (over Zoom of course) with Dion Summers, the Vice President of Urban Music Programming at SirusXM Radio. We talked history, the influence of Black culture on popular music, and his experience navigating the media/entertainment industry as a Black man.
Read MoreTuned In: Eryn Allen Kane
Mimicking the sounds of musical instruments like Ella Fitzgerald, fusing the nostalgic feelings of genres like R&B and Soul with Jazz and Gospel, while captivating the hearts and genius minds of legends like Prince.
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