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Black & Published

Black & Published

Written by: Nikesha Elise Williams
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Black & Published brings you the journeys of writers, poets, playwrights, and storytellers of all kinds to discuss what it means to be a writer, dissect the writing process, and demystify the steps between concept and publication.© 2025 Black & Published Art
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  • Black in Love with Ebony LaDelle
    Feb 10 2026

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    This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Ebony LaDelle, editor of the YA Romance Collection: You’ve Got a Place Here too: An Anthology of Black Love Storie set at HBCUs.

    The collection provides a gathering place for 11 authors to share stories of all representations of love within the HBCU ecosystem.

    In our conversation, we discuss why it’s necessary to give teens the tools we all need to navigate healthy love relationships, what a platonic soul mate taught her about romantic love, and how the death of her best friend propelled her into her purpose.

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    49 mins
  • Free Puerto Rico with Dorsía Smith Silva
    Feb 3 2026

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    This week on Black and Published, Nikesha speaks with Dorsía Smith Silva, author of the poetry collection, In Inheritance of Drowning.

    The collection was born out of Dorsía’s experience of living through Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, becoming a mother, and witnessing the racial reckoning of 2020.

    In our conversation, we discuss the reason she shays she cannot write light verse, how long she had to put her creative dreams aside to secure her career, and why she believes poetry is the form that offers the most freedom.

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    50 mins
  • The Truthtellers - Season 6
    Feb 3 2026

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    This season on Black & Published, guests help answer the question: What does it mean to be a Black writer?

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