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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.
Episodes
121 episodes
Bonus Episode: Meet Our Associate Producer, Candace DeLeon!
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 background in theater and administration t...
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Exploring Freedom through Horror featuring Michelle McGill-Vargas
This episode features our conversation with Michelle McGill-Vargas, which was live-streamed on May 2, 2026.Michelle McGill-Vargas
Johnzelle Anderson’s 'Mixtape': On Rewriting His Soundtrack of Life
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 storytellin...
Confronting Anxiety Through Prayers and Poetry featuring Amiya Phillips
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 "The Heart of the Mat", which show...
Our 100th Guest, Children's Book Author, Nikki McPhetridge!
This episode features our conversation with our 100th guest, children’s book author Nikki McPhetridge, which was live-streamed on March 21, 2026.Nikki McPhetridge is a first-time author, storyteller, and creator of
The Journey to "Becoming" featuring Rosemary Esehagu
This episode features our conversation with Rosemary Esehagu, which was live-streamed on March 14, 2026.Rosemary Esehagu is a Nig...
Writing to Feel and to Fill a Need featuring Dr. Latoya Bosworth
This episode features our conversation with Dr. Latoya Bosworth, which was live-streamed on March 8, 2026 in honor of International Women’s Day.
Date Like a Brand with Chief Marketing Officer of Love, Vince Hudson
This episode features our conversation with Vince Hudson, which was live-streamed on February 28, 2026.Vince Huds...
Toni Ann Johnson's "But Where's Home?"
This episode features our conversation with Toni Ann Johnson, which was live-streamed on February 15, 2026.Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O’Co...
Bonus Episode: Representing ‘MY’ Black Experience featuring Theresa Okokon
This episode features our conversation with Theresa Okokon, which was hosted live and in-person on November 1, 2025 at The LAVA Center in Greenf...
The Tribulations of Triangles Featuring Charmaine Leticia Wilcox
This episode features our conversation with
An Intimate History of Black Feminism Featuring Dr. Jenn M. Jackson
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 q...
Growing Your Roots Where You Land Featuring Cedric Muhikira
This episode features our conversation with Cedric Muhikira, which was live-streamed on January 18, 2026.Cedric Muhikira is a self-t...
Finding Home Through Life, Love, and Loss Featuring Denise Nicholas
This episode features our conversation with author, actress, and activist Denise Nicholas, which was live-streamed on January 17, 2026.Nicholas's memoir,
Black Love & Travel Through Wanderlust Romance featuring Cher Terais
This episode features our conversation with Cher Terais, which was live-streamed on December 21, 2025.
Healing Through Books Featuring Bibliotherapist, Emely Rumble, LICSW
This episode features our conversation with Emely Rumble, LICSW, which was live-streamed on December 2, 2025. Emely Rumble, LICSW is a distin...
The Myth of Bringing Your Full Self to Work Featuring Jodi-Ann Burey
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 crit...
Living Life After Death Changes Everything featuring Debut Author, Michael D. Whitney
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:...
A Conversation with 'A Future Ancient' featuring Sherese Francis
This episode features our conversation with Sherese Francis (poetry.), which was live-streamed on November 2, 2025.
Why Not Us?, featuring wife writing team, Naomi Rivers
This episode features our conversation with Naomi Rivers.Naomi Rivers writes lesbian romance and women’s fiction. Naomi R...
How Culture & Colonization Inform Craft, On Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico and Climate Change featuring Dorsía Smith Silva
This episode features our conversation with Dorsía Smith Silva, which was live-streamed on October 19, 2025. We chatted about her debut poetry collection,
Kiss My Art & the Living Memoir featuring Tiriq Rashad
This episode features our conversation with Tiriq Rashad, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon. We chatted about his recently released spoken word album,
Filtering Out the "Noise" Through Poetry featuring Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton
This episode features our conversation with Synnika Alek-Chizoba Lofton, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon. Synnika Alek-Chiz...
Igniting New Beginnings featuring Damon Moore
This episode features our conversation with Damon Moore, which was live-streamed on October 17, 2025 as a part of our National Black Poetry Day marathon. We talked about his debut poetry collection, Anthems f...
Rebirth, Resilience, and Reflection featuring The Honorable Tiffany D. Tilley
This episode features our conversation with self-help author, the Honorable Tiffany D. Tilley, which was live-streamed on October 14, 2025. Tiffany D. Tilley is an author, leader, advocate, and luminary from Detroit with a multi-fac...