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Hosted by Nicole M. Young-Martin · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 121 episodes
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Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work, and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences, and across the African Diaspora. This podcast series is produced and hosted by performance poet, playwright, events curator, and educator Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.
Nicole M. Young-Martin hosts Black Writers Read, a arts show with 121 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail Meet a very special person and power behind Black Writers Read, our Associate Producer, Candace DeLeon! Candace DeLeon is an artist from Detroit based in New York City. She brings her talents and backgro
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Michelle McGill-Vargas , which was live-streamed on May 2, 2026. Michelle McGill-Vargas writes speculative historical fiction, short stories, and flash fiction
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Johnzelle Anderson , which was live-streamed on April 19, 2026. Johnzelle is a licensed therapist by trade, and believes in the power of storytelling to heal,
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Amiya Phillips, which was live-streamed on April 13, 2026 during National Poetry Month. Amiya Phillips is the author of the recently self-published poetry book
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Rosemary Esehagu , which was live-streamed on March 14, 2026. Rosemary Esehagu is a Nigerian-American writer and poet. Her poems have appeared in different jou
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Dr. Latoya Bosworth , which was live-streamed on March 8, 2026 in honor of International Women’s Day. Dr. Latoya Bosworth , who honors her paternal great-grand
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Vince Hudson , which was live-streamed on February 28, 2026. Vince Hudson is a marketing executive, author, and proud HBCU graduate who serves on the Board of
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Toni Ann Johnson , which was live-streamed on February 15, 2026. Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O’Connor Award for her linked story collection, Light Skin G
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Theresa Okokon , which was hosted live and in-person on November 1, 2025 at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, MA. Special thanks to Straw Dog Writers Guild and Th
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Charmaine Letitcia Wilcox , which was live-streamed on February 10, 2026. Charmaine Leticia Wilcox is an author, independent publisher, and the creative engine
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Dr. Jenn M. Jackson , which was live-streamed on January 23, 2026. Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) is a queer, androgynous Black woman, an abolitionist, a lover of
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Dr. Jenn M. Jackson , which was live-streamed on January 23, 2026. Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) is a queer, androgynous Black woman, an abolitionist, a lover of
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Cedric Muhikira , which was live-streamed on January 18, 2026. Cedric Muhikira is a self-taught writer and storyteller with roots in migration, cultural fusion
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with author, actress, and activist Denise Nicholas, which was live-streamed on January 17, 2026. Nicholas's memoir, Finding Home (Agate Bolden, 2025), chronicles he
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Cher Terais , which was live-streamed on December 21, 2025. Cher Terais is a bestselling Wanderlust Romance author, cultural storyteller, and the creative forc
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Emely Rumble, LICSW, which was live-streamed on December 2, 2025. Emely Rumble, LICSW is a distinguished licensed clinical social worker, school social worker,
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Jodi-Ann Burey, which was live-streamed on November 18, 2025. Jodi-Ann Burey (she/her) is a writer and critic who works at the intersections of race, culture,
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Michael D. Whitney , which was live-streamed on November 9, 2025. Michael D. Whitney is the author of Annetta's Michael: Living Life After Death Changes Everyt
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Sherese Francis (poetry.) , which was live-streamed on November 2, 2025. Sherese Francis (she/they) describes themselves as an AlkyMist of the I-Magination, fi
Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Naomi Rivers . Naomi Rivers writes lesbian romance and women’s fiction. Naomi Rivers is a wife writing team who believes in romance, fairy tales, and happily e
Emely Rumble
LCSW, Author of Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, and Thoughtful, Reflective, and Artistic/Scientific Reader, Writer, and Bibliotherapist · Bibliotherapy in the Bronx
1 appearance on this show
Charmaine Leticia Wilcox
Triangles Publishing
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Jenn M. Jackson
Syracuse University
2 appearances on this show
Cher Terais
As Written by Cher Terais
1 appearance on this show
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