Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In "Home Coming", Poet Lana Brown, a native of historic Natchez, MS, recounts...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series A mother's influence never dies, as Natchez, MS poet, Lana Brown, illustrates in...

"Your Narrative Against Mine" is Part Two in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities...

"My Honest Poem" is Part One in Hannah Marie's poetry collection, Name Change. The collection addresses complexities associated with...

This poem captures a middle-aged woman's evolving path to reclaiming her life, identity, and confidence while discovering the healing...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Happy Women’s History Month! The impact of women in every space of life should...

This poem was motivated by Dickens' fondness for Stone Mountain and her conversations with two friends, African American war veterans,...

LaWanda Dickens recently appeared on The Goddess Power Show with host, Elizabeth Atkins. Dickens, a writer, educator, and former...

Hillman Frazier was a student at Jackson State College in May of 1970, when police officers opened fire on the campus. During protests...

When an important lesson was presented to LaWanda Dickens by her eleven-year-old daughter, she missed the point. Years later, she...

Imagine living by a grading scale that measures how you treat others. Jamee "JEM" McAdoo associates an "F" standard of living with a...

In the poem, "Country", LaWanda Dickens recounts a childhood rich with love, family, nature, and freedom. An educator, writer, and former...

Investigating the various ways misogynoir plays out in everyday life, Trevian Strong, a May 2021, graduate of Jackson State University,...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Lana Brown salutes single mothers for the challenging and complicated roles they...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series During unprecedented times, turmoil, loss of life, pain, and trauma are everyday...

A May 2021, homeschooled, high school graduate from Brandon, Mississippi, Natalie Dickens draws attention to the need for more critical...

Hannah Marie is a May 2021 graduate of Alcorn State University. A note from the poet: "Autumn is the hectic season where we [college...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series In “Digging into My Roots”, poet, Lana Brown, creates a picture of the depth,...

In this short story, LaWanda Dickens, an educator, writer, and former journalist, reflects on an event in her life that shapes her idea...

Magnolia Literacy Project Spotlight: Lana Brown Series Highlighting the impact of racial inequity and inequality, poet, Lana Brown,...