Book Excerpt: On The Flip Side by Nikkea Smithers Prologue After finally being cleared for visiting, I waited in the lobby of the Richmond City Jail. The seats were as hard as they could be in the waiting area while the air was stale with a contrite odor. Sunday was the busiest visiting day of the...

Meet our featured author Ericka Williams Ericka Williams is a determined business woman and author. She never takes no for an answer. When she sets her mind on a goal, she doesn't stop until it is reached. She attended Howard University and graduated from Rutgers University. She is currently a...

Within the past few weeks, Medina has been pressing the class to go deeper with our writing. The first couple assignments were reactions pieces or poems/prose we were to construct based on artwork by an African-American artist we individually choose. There was an "I Am From..." assignment where we...