List: Great Stories | Curated by GFC: Grown Folk Conversations

Jul 13, 2023
42 stories
Great Stories
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Cat House & Shooting Society
by
Jean Crawford Evans 🧙‍♀️
My grandmothers’ handsI’m not sure when it happened, but I looked at my hands one day and realized they weren’t my own anymore, they were my grandmothers’.
Oct 7, 2019
4
Oct 7, 2019
4
In
ZORA
by
Girls for Gender Equity
Simone Biles Does Not Owe Other Black Women Slicked Down Edgesby: Toni A. Wilson, Director of Culture & Narrative Shift
Apr 26, 2023
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Apr 26, 2023
78
In
ZORA
by
Sondra Rose Marie
5 Ways to Ask for Help Without Saying ‘I Need Help’It doesn’t have to be complicated
Mar 8, 2021
9
Mar 8, 2021
9
In
The Brain is a Noodle
by
Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
il pleuvait (it rained)a poem mostly in English, I swear!
Oct 8, 2022
5
Oct 8, 2022
5
In
Woodworkers of the World Unite!!!
by
Kevin Jahleel Ishimwe
Mystic ManA poem
Sep 21, 2022
5
Sep 21, 2022
5
In
Startup Stash
by
Pierre DeBois
Not All KinFolk Business Is Good BusinessSupport Black Businesses Incubators Investing In The Community. But Beware of Zombie Bot-Troll Social Media Profiles From Those That Don’t.
Sep 23, 2022
1
Sep 23, 2022
1
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An Injustice!
by
Jeanette C. Espinoza
A Loving Thank You to my Beautiful Black SistersA message of gratitude for women whose lives have been historically underappreciated and undervalued
Jul 5, 2022
11
Jul 5, 2022
11
Zuva Seven
The Importance of Not Losing HopeRadical acceptance can be used as a tool to feel, accept and let go
Oct 31, 2021
1
Oct 31, 2021
1
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Equality Includes You
by
Michele James Roberts
When Broken Windows Are Louder Than WordsDon’t blame the rioters, blame the system.
Jun 2, 2020
3
Jun 2, 2020
3
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Reciprocal
by
Hope Rising
For Brown Girls Who Look the Sun in the EyeKnow this
Oct 31, 2022
13
Oct 31, 2022
13
Blackthelma
Black families look different and that is okI’ve had four grandmothers in my life. I’m biologically related to two. It has been on my mind for a long time about the dynamics of Black…
Oct 9, 2022
4
Oct 9, 2022
4
JoyRoute
This is My Story: Comfortable vs. HappinessDoes Being Comfortable Make You Happy?
Oct 29, 2022
1
Oct 29, 2022
1
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About Me Stories
by
Vena Moore
About Me — Vena MooreWriting was always my passion, though it wasn’t until two years ago that I did it consistently
Aug 11, 2021
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Aug 11, 2021
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Michelle D. Jackson
#PenPOSSE kicks off with virtual roundtable discussions on authenticity in writing, diversity, and…The power of writing was fully displayed during the first two episodes of the Black Writers Workspace’s (BWW) #PenPOSSE Roundtable…
Oct 13, 2022
1
Oct 13, 2022
1
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Curated Newsletters
by
Zuri Stevens
The White Supremacist Agenda Behind The Jeffrey Dahmer Movie On NetflixIs it really the time and place to shine a spotlight on this man’s horrific crimes against Black people?
Oct 9, 2022
14
Oct 9, 2022
14
In
The Memoirist
by
KSH
The Most Important Thing That RemainsJournal entry 11/22/21: A Prose poem
Mar 28, 2022
6
Mar 28, 2022
6
If I Ain't Readin'
My ‘Woman King’ Experience and ReviewBeside every king is a strong woman
Sep 18, 2022
9
Sep 18, 2022
9
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GFC Mag
by
Michelle Renee Lane
Love Exists on the Other Side of FearPeople will try to tell you that if you haven’t found a partner by the time you reach a certain age, you’ll die alone. Bullshit.
Aug 16, 2022
1
Aug 16, 2022
1
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Writers’ Blokke
by
EP McKnight, MEd
Dementia Stole My RestHow my mother was tormented and did not sleep.
Sep 8, 2022
2
Sep 8, 2022
2
Tim Wise
Why Be Racist When You Could Just Be Silent?Having the right to be a horrible person doesn’t mean you have to confirm that you are, indeed, a horrible person
Sep 9, 2022
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Sep 9, 2022
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