Freewater Christmas

Freewater ChristmasUnder the cover of night, twelve year old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there's no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp. In this society created by formerly enslaved

Wangari Maathai

and tears flow down her cheeks

At the age of eighteen

Pure elegance on your dining room table

The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine

Inspired by potent greenscapes

Super Obi has just been tucked into bed by his mother for the night

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde is a swoon-worthy love story of two passionate artists drawn to the magic

And as she tries to process what's happened

Unbossed and Unbought is her story

marvelous in our own unique ways

But as the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in