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Breaking the Silence Around Abuse and Domestic Violence with Eunice Brownlee

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Spoken Black Girl Magazine: Issue 6 – Beauty is a radiant, full-color exploration of Black beauty rooted in self-love, authenticity and community. Weaving compelling mental health narratives with poetry and stunning visuals, Spoken Black Girl Issue 6 Beauty contains works that redefine beauty. Written, edited and curated by Black women and femmes, Spoken Black Girl Beauty offers a unique editorial viewpoint in which our beauty is the standard. Our Issue 6 cover features Solitude by Julie Atkinson.

Featured Issue 6 Beauty Contributors:

Adwoa Amponsah, Yewande Akinse, Julie Atkinson, Maroula Blades, Daisy Brown, Christie A. Cruise, Jada D'Antignac, Daniela Dampare, Kamaria Delaney, Elizabeth DeHaan, Crystal Foretia, Salisa L. Grant, Brandon LA Hutchinson, Yuki Jackson, Rev. Lotus La Loba, Michaela "Mikki" McKenzie, Brittney Miles, Amari Murray, Traci Neal, Adrienne Prather, Khalisa Rae, Karla M. Scipio, Kayla T., Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka, Afton Williams-Jacobs, Jasmine Williams-Jacobs, Maya Williams

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Editor-in-Chief: Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson, Guest Editor: Emelda De Coteau, Guest Editor: Jana Jones.

Highlights include:

✨ New contributor features alongside beloved returning writers and artists
🌿 The launch of the Spoken Black Girl Community Awards
💖 Resources on Safe Beauty Without Compromise
🎨 Full-color artwork that celebrates the brilliance of Black womanhood

Whether you’ve followed Spoken Black Girl from the beginning or are just joining our community, I hope you enjoy this issue.

All preorders will come with a special gift and be signed by Spoken Black Girl Editor-in-Chief, Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson

Publication Date: February 2, 2026
Format: Full-Color Print & Digital Edition
Publisher: Spoken Black Girl Publishing

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Spoken Black Girl Issue 5 delves into the profound and often overlooked topic of Black Motherhood, presenting insightful viewpoints on the maternal mortality crisis and the formidable challenges that Black mothers encounter. This issue uplifts the joys and challenges of motherhood, highlighting issues that impact Black women the most, from fertility, maternal health, maternal mental health, birth stories, and depictions of motherhood's most enlightening moments to reflections on generational trauma and hope for generational healing. This issue features art, photography, poetry, essays & fiction from emerging creatives. The cover features Author Leonora Martelly, founder of She is Made. Photographer: Cristian Genao Photo & Films: IG @cristiangphotogrphy

Featuring Writers:

Maroula Blades, Triston Dabney, Adrienne Prather, Attorious Renee Augustin, Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas, Dr. Kyrah K Brown, Tangela Williams-Spann, Anjuliet Woodruffe, Reign X, Traci Neal, Francena Ottley, Jasmine Tabor, Lou-Ann Belk, Shenea Brown, Melanie Andrade Williams, Nubia Wilson, Queyonna Jacqueal, Pauline Mansfield, G. Sanders, Mari Corona, Cynthia Young, Tonya Abari, Aurelia Luciano, Lesley, Aisha Willis, Leonora Martelly, Dr. Ashley Gaddy Robbins, Michele Evans, Arika Parr, Ryana Burrell, Caneeka Miller, Schyler Butler, Tamara J. Madison, Jade Jemison, Natasha Thomas, Tonya Abari, Ari Foster, Natasha Howard, Emelda De Coteau, Maholin Navarro, Lisa Roy, Michelle Parks, Jennifer Cadogan Nettingham, Nathelie Zetrenne Norman, Aisha Willis, Samantha Leidig, Brookie Madison, Destiny Prescott, Lesley Younge, Lyanna Moore, Reign X, Alexis Clark, Patrice Bradshaw, Camille Hernandez, Amber Earls, Katonya Trent, Dr. Ashley Crooks-Allen, Jasmine D. Tabor, Ari Foster, Chrystol Wilson-Payne, Aurelia Luciano, Shiela Scott, Martheaus Perkins, Sankara Olama-Yai, Tayllor Johnson, Alexis McCoy Gonzalez, Q.R. Williams, Stevie Magenta.

Editors: Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson, Emelda De Coteau, Maholin Navarro, Erika DeShay, Krystal Camacho, Christine Lee, Camille Wanliss

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Celestine Samuels is making the biggest trip of her life, from Guyana to the United States for college. At first, she is relieved to get away from her annoying sister, neglectful mother, and troublemaker brother and eager to embrace the new freedoms of the United States like Starbucks, bagels, and wild college parties. Reality sets in when she gets the news that her aunt and uncle in Guyana have been shot in an act of political violence. Unable to go home, Celestine decides to find justice by championing the cause of an African Dance group on her small midwestern campus. Meanwhile, matters of the heart couldn't be more confusing. She finds herself entangled in a romance with classmate and photographer Richard Wirth, while she can't help her curiosity about the obnoxiously cocky football star Don Bradford who also happens to be her fellow student council representative. No matter how far she travels, "Home" keeps haunting her dreams, leading her to question unforgivable family secrets, and search for answers she may not want to know.

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Official Publication Date: June 1, 2021

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Spoken Black Girl Magazine is back with a new issue! This time our theme is “Diaspora”. Enjoy essays, letters, poetry, photography, and artwork from powerful new voices in our community!

This issue features work by: Erika DeShay "Black Lives Matter", Adrienne Prather " Hear our Ancestors Roar", Tsebiyah Derry "Earth is Home", Donauta Watson "How to Drink Water from a Coconut Without a Straw", Sherese Francis "How Can You See in the Dark? (EnTalechy of a Diasporic Misfit)", Angela Miskis "Inside my Lungs", Kristin Jere " The Things That I Love About Wash Day", Elizabeth DeHaan "I am a Child of the Diaspora", Krystal Camacho "Dear Abuela", Eunice Brownlee "Lost Heritage", Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson "Novel Excerpt: Departure Story", Maholin Navarro "The Venezuelan Diaspora", Mari Corona "Who is Responsible? The Race Cards are on the Table", Lauren Morton "Find Our Way Back"

Photography By: Adeline Nieto (Cover Photo Image, Design by Valentina Alvarez), Valentina Alvarez, Steven Jermaine, Vithoria Escobar

Artwork By: Monifa Kincaid “Her Black Body” / “She Still Hears Me” / “Acceptance”, "Maho" Portrait by David Booth

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Publication Date: May 15

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In this free e-book, Author, and Entrepreneur, Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson gives emerging writers some advice about the journey to becoming a professional writer, from getting words on the page to pitching publications.

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The SBG Self-love & Healing Journal will take you step by step through the process of moving through depression and anxiety to embrace self-love and learn how to thrive. Filled with inspirational passages, affirmations, and journaling prompts that spark self-reflection, the SBG journal will be your personal guide to transformation.

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