Blackart Stories

Walk into the home of my thoughts and you would only see me as I am. Not me as I hope to be, not me as you hope me to be, just me. Let these poems be a reflection of that space

Building on the ideas of his previous two releases, Brendan Whitt continues to bring his unapologetic approach to writing with another experimental and Hip-Hop influenced poetry collection. ©2015 OPAL Beatrice Creative Company LLC.

From Brendan Whitt, the author of A Summer In Harlem and When the Crows Come Home comes his dramatic and episodic story about friendship. During the summer of 1967 a wealthy widow known as Ms. Cathy opens Camp Hope N' Oak, a progressive summer camp for children ages 11 to 13. Her hope is to create an environment where children can be free from the racial atmosphere they are subjected to in everyday life. In Cabin No.20 two black campers from different backgrounds bunk with two white campers. The new cabin mates get off to a rought start when one of them faces his own prejudices. Once over their racial misconceptions and assumptions Cabin No.20 goes in search of a secret "hangout" that the counselors go to when all of the campers are asleep. On their way to completing the mission each one of the boys must fight his own personal battles including the death of a close friend and fellow camper. ©2016 OPAL Beatrice Creative Company LLC.

love story, fiction ,afterlife

A Poem I wrote when I was 26 years old, a single month we with two children, homeless striving to find myself. This poem got me and many other black women through some dark days. Sex, Love, Life 😍💪🏾💯

Do you believe in ghosts? Kem is just a kid from an unknown forgotten town who makes it his mission to fulfil the dream of his one true friend Dram. Along the way, he meets new people, lives in uncharted territory, and even gives up a few times before he finds his way. With no real ambition and no true guidance, Kem's only driving force is someone he can no longer see, but is always there. -hula

Thad is your run of the mill fourteen year old from Beloit, Alabama in 1948. When his grandmother offers to send him to Harlem for the first three weeks of his summer break Thad is ecstatic. After all it is the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance. All Thad knows about Harlem is Jazz music and Langston Hughes. When Thad finally gets there it is hardly the Harlem he's heard and read about. Harlem has now become a crime and poverty stricken area where shootings and drug addiction have begun to run rampant in the former Black Arts mecca. The old Jazz clubs are all shut down and the corners are filled with hustlers and former musicians turned junkies looking for a fix. With the help of his cousin Willie, Thad will get a crash course in life outside of his rural Alabama town. This insightful look at the end of the Jazz era offers a gritty real world perspective from the creative mind of novelist Brendan Whitt. This historical fiction piece is one that is sure to keep you turning the page.

Murder Capitol follows the life of four young siblings trying to make it in their hood. Where killings are a daily occurrence, survival rates are low, and hope is nothing but a word in the dictionary, the Green siblings strive to defeat the odds. Will they overcome life's hardships or become victim to the streets of "Murder Capitol". All rights reserved to the author.

Under the wrong impression.

An introspective read into the average everyday life. It's a collection of poetry that talks about relationships, spirituality, love, sex and drugs from the perspective of Alexander. How can we let go? Letting go isn't easy and the gut wrenching pain that comes with letting go makes it even harder sometimes.

*sigh*

Tryna forget every place you touched in my life Got me doing the unusual asking these strangers for a light I feel it in my lungs, got me coughing all night You left me in the dark, took away my heart's sight Now instead of getting a buzz off your smile, I get it from these cigarettes Trying to find another escape to whom or what to be committed with Every puff takes away the pain, creating a sense of dissonance Fading away into the wind and getting lost like a syllabus

This story is for all the girls and boys who binge watch the notebook, romance anime, love jones, love and basketball, titanic, etc. Teen senior year through college love story that will take you on a roller coaster ride. The main characters Trisha, Paris, Austin,Cole learn life lessons about adolescences and adulthood. #urbannovel #romancenovel

It's simple. If you're alone, you avoid heartbreak. At least that is what newly eligible bachelor, Dallas Grant, believed. He had no intentions of finding love again, but life's unpredictable timing and odd occurrences tossed young renaissance woman Tatum Bryant into his orbit and made him question everything. Just as they both decide to take a chance and allow space for their undeniable attraction to grow, that same unpredictable timing and their own everchanging desires prove that despite how simple it sounds, lonely hearts like themselves are capable of being broken.

Don't be cold.

This collection is based on Artwork produced by a friend of mine. She has a distinct way of putting messages throughout her work. We were hanging out sharing our passions and she asked me to write my perspective on what each piece meant or made me think. So please enjoy my thoughts and perspectives on these amazing art pieces by a local black artist. My contribution to the growth of my black community. Artwork by: Marjae' Douglas Instagram: queen_ducky143

This is a series of daily and humorous conversations between several African deities and Almighty God about the state of Africa and the world.

Just some art