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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 Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_penexplore.
      
      Podcasting since 2022 • 96 episodes
    
Black Writers Read
Latest Episodes
It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day featuring Dr. Shonda Buchanan
This episode features our conversation with Dr. Shonda Buchanan, which was live-streamed on September 14, 2025. We talked about her recent poetry collection, 
        
          
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    Claiming a Black-Biracial Identity Through Memory, Memoir, and Connections with Shannon Luders-Manuel
This episode features our conversation with Shannon Luders-Manuel, which was live-streamed on September 7, 2025. We welcomed Shannon back to the virtual platform to talk about her...
        
          
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    Season Six Trailer
Black Writers Read has reached its sixth season! Check out this trailer to get a sneak peek of the upcoming season.Conversations here on Black Writers Read question our own subjectivities as creatives, justify our choices as writers, ack...
        
          
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    Fan Mail
Just listened to this first episode on gaslighting oneself…to say it hit home would be an understatement, especially this week! Thanks Lisa! (:
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