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Black Writers Read
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 Dr. Nicole Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.
Black Writers Read
Latest Episodes
BONUS: Recasting the Culture featuring Latin Grammy nominee, Felipe Salles
A companion podcast to our award-winning series, Black Writers Read, Recasting the Culture highlights the work of BIPOC innovators and other co-conspirators, offering an inside look into the practice and process of writers, musicians, visual ar...
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Desiree Cooper & Black Summers
This episode features our conversation with Desiree Cooper, which was live-streamed on September 8, 2026.Desiree Cooper is a 2015 Kresge Artist Fellow, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist, former attorney, and editor of the groundbreakin...
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Season Seven Trailer
Welcome to Season Seven! Check out this trailer to get a sneak peek of the upcoming season.Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and elevates the words, work, and traditions of the African Diaspora. Launched on Juneteenth in 2020, we...
Fan Mail
Nicole—What a fabulous writer to begin a new season! Such confidence, talent, warmth! You scored again!!!
Amherst, Massachusetts
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