On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of the short story collection, The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You. She also discuss the message of hope she wants to spread to the world, and what she has to say when it comes to choosing God and going to therapy. Since then, her writing has centered themes of redemption, often focusing on characters facing multi-dimensional struggles.ĭuring the conversation, Vanessa explains how a casual comment from her daughter convicted her to get back to writing after she nearly gave up. Vanessa’s creative endeavors took on new meaning in1994 when she became a Christian.
She started writing as a child, spending countless hours either reading or writing poetry, short stories, stage plays and novels. Vanessa is a best-selling author of 51 books, an entrepreneur, playwright, and motivational speaker. On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Vanessa Miller, author of the Christian fiction novel, Something Good. She also discusses how she's worked to distinguish her literary voice outside of the academy, centering Black literature in the quest for Black liberation, and her chance encounters in Philadelphia with Patti LaBelle and Toni Cade Bambara.
Griffin opens up about how she's been writing versions of Read Until You Understand since she was a child. She is also the author of five books, the most recent being one that intermixes critical literary analysis with personal narrative.ĭuring the conversation, Dr. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Farah Jasmine Griffin, author of the book, Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature.ĭr. On this episode of Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Dr.
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