On Women

negression includes Kalisha’s blogs written for Cyntoia Brown, Maria Schneider, Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Kitty Genovese, Hadiya Pendleton, Joyce Vincent, Aileen Wuornos, 6-month old Chicago shooting victim Jonylah Watkins and more.

The Best Books About Black Women’s Friendships | Shepherd

What Toni Morrison Meant to Black Women Writers, In Their Own Words… | Bustle

When Black Women Go Missing… | Crimereads

"She was my first…" | Revise the Psalm: Work Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks

"For black women, street harassment is an even more terrifying reality." | SheKnows

"10 Black Women Who Lost Their Lives to Violence" | SheKnows

"Dating While Smart: Extra Hard for Black Women" | The Root

"We have to give our black girls “the talk”- and it’s not about sex." | SheKnows

"We Need New Dolls" | AfroNoire

"No Way to Say “No”: On Public Sexual Abuse and an American Woman’s Murder" | AfroNoire

“Pleasant Imagining: Speculation, Trials, and Postmodern Historical Heroism of Mary Ellen Pleasant” | Academia.edu and Medium

"Women’s History Month: 10 Women Authors to Read" | BlogHer Feature

"10 Black Women Writers to Read in Black History Month" | BlogHer Feature

"Zora Neale Hurston’s Spirit is 124 Years Old." | BlogHer Feature

On Race

"Nostrand Avenue: Review" | Mosaic Literary Magazine

"What Do I Tell My Son?" | SheKnows

"Is Oscar Prejudiced? How Hattie McDaniels’ Story Still Haunts Us Today" | AfroNoire

"Important and Troubling Book-to-Film Issues In My Favorite Movies: ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Beloved’" | BlogHer Feature

On Culture

Kalisha Buckhanon’s 3 favorite reads in 2023 | Shepherd

"Writing an Old Place New: Contemporary Voices Abound in Literature of the South" | Deep South Magazine

"Girlhood: the heartwarming story of girls coming-of-age in France" | BlogHer

"I would not be the person I am today if not for my teen parents." | SheKnows

"Remembering Director Mike Nichols Through His Movies" | BlogHer Feature

"A Tribute to Oprah’s Black Book Club Selections" | Clutch 

"Rosemary’s Baby: A Retrospective" | Ravenous Monster

"Building a Black American Library" | London Independent on Sunday

"And What Now? The Writer’s Life" | Black Issues Book Review 

“If your writing were to cross-dress…” | Hermeneutic Chaos Symposium #5

Passin’ It On: Interview with Tap Dancer Ernest “Brownie” Brown (Oral History) | On Tap!- A Publication of the International Tap Association