Blackstories Stories

Fatima is still trying to find her footing in the world when tragedy strikes: someone she loves dearly suddenly passes away, leaving behind a fifteen-year-old daughter with nowhere else to go. Overnight, Fatima becomes a provider, and the only steady ground for a grieving teenager whose world has been torn apart. But while she's expected to be the strong one, Fatima is quietly unraveling under the weight of her own heartbreak. She's navigating adulthood, career pressures, financial strain, and the lingering question of who she wants to become while learning how to parent a girl drowning in loss and anger. As the two struggle to coexist in a home filled with grief, they begin to discover that tragedy doesn't only destroy but it can also reshape. Through late-night arguments, unexpected laughter, and shared memories of the person they both loved, they slowly piece together a new kind of family. And just when life feels too heavy and responsibilities too overwhelming, love appears in the most unexpected way challenging Fatima to believe that even in the midst of sorrow, there is still room for healing, hope, and second chances.ther Zatima story

On Valentine's Day, without warning, people begin dropping dead. Children. Lovers. Strangers. No one knows why. More than two centuries earlier, in the ancient kingdom of Oyo-Ile, a grieving queen gives birth to eighth dead child. Branded a witch by the people she once protected, she is cast out of her village with her son's lifeless body in her arms. Then the impossible happens. Her dead child opens his eyes. Feared as a curse, hunted because of what he is, and destined for a future no one could have imagined, the boy's life becomes the thread that connects centuries of mystery, science, and secrets buried beneath history itself. Some people were never meant to exist. He is one of them. THE MAN WHO SHOULDN'T EXIST. New episodes on Friday and Saturday at 7pm GM time.

UNSEEN JEWEL 💎 Renni never thought she was the kind of girl someone could fall for. Then a college project pairs her with a guy who refuses to see her the way she sees herself. One project. Late-night study sessions. Too many laughs. One unexpected connection. He sees the beauty she keeps overlooking. He sees the strength behind her insecurities. He sees her. But falling in love is easy when someone else believes in you. Learning to believe in yourself? That's the real love story. 💎 Sometimes you have to be seen by someone else before you finally learn how to see yourself.

Vontell, complicated, self-aware, exhausted twenty-something takes the summer to recoup from the success of his first award-winning film. Running from the intensity of love and the sureity of friendship, he falls into a deep pit of uncertainty and gets pulled out by the exact people he's been hiding from and unknowingly pulls them out of a few things too. Von and his friends are all just trying to make it through the toughest of ages; the twenty somethings. [published 1/2021]

Duchess Winter James After her mother's death, Duchess is in charge of raising her 8 siblings with the help of her Uncles. She has finally convinced her Uncles to let her into the family business as a broker. As she still grieves her mother's death she caused Duchess's drunk gambling father comes out of the woodwork with trouble not to far behind. She turns him away, not her problem. Little did she know it was the Cartel, and they really wanted their money back, so her life went down from there. Savva Josiah Mikhailov Savva is up for a big promotion in the bratva. From Kryshas an enforcer to brigadier a captain. But he has two problems. One is shipments have been messed with, and until he can solve the problem, there's no promotion in his future. Second, he needs an heir, and has no women in sight to give him one or handle him. After an elaborate trap, he finds out the Cartels plan against him and his school boy crush. Who says you can't shoot two birds with one stone? AN I just saw a show that had one of the same concepts for my book so now I have to rewrite it😭. I've been rewriting this for way too long for this to happen to me. Yes, he'll be fluent in Russian, but I will be using Google translate so sorry for the grammar and anything that happens.

Lauren and Chanel been best friends for too long to let a nigga come between them. At least, that's what Lauren thought. They've survived fallouts, secrets, bad decisions, and enough shit to know each other better than anybody else ever could. Chanel is her girl. Her sister. The one person Lauren never thought she'd have to watch her back around. Then Devon happens. Fine, funny, and exactly the type of trouble Lauren should've left alone, Devon was never supposed to become anything serious. But feelings don't exactly ask permission. And neither does jealousy. Suddenly, little things don't feel so little anymore. A look held too long. A conversation that stops when Lauren walks into the room. Chanel knowing things she shouldn't know. Lauren ain't stupid. She knows her best friend. And she knows when somebody wants what belongs to her. The only question is- how far is Chanel willing to go to get it? U WISH YOU WERE ME. Best friends know all your secrets. Even the ones they can use against you.

Shut Up & Listen Book 5

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Zora Ellis-Mercer thought the biggest problem in her marriage was her entitled brother-in-law-until he assaulted her inside the restaurant she built and her husband stood by and did nothing. Done with the disrespect, Zora quietly walks away from her marriage and sells EMBER to the mysterious and powerful Nasir St. James. But when her brother-in-law throws a lavish birthday dinner at the restaurant, racks up a $120,000 bill, and tries to leave without paying, Nasir steps in-and one look between him and Zora's mother-in-law changes everything. A supposedly dead father. Two sons who were never supposed to be found. A secret Zora's own father took to his grave. And a thirty-year-old lie that was never truly buried. Some fires don't die. They just wait for someone to disturb the embers.

"Me and my person, we got love that's real, ain't nobody gonna stop it. We ride or die for each other, and nothin' can touch our bond."

Here's my movie pitch: Angela Bassett and Lynn Whitfield they meet in 1953 set in Louisiana they love each other but they can't be with eachother because of homophobia. Angela is attack by Keith David he bites her plot twist he just turned her into a vampire

His dark brown eyes, complection, and well-groomed hair was enough to get girls and women falling over heels for him. However, despite his charming looks, he was cold as ice. His eyes filled with fury, his speech authorative, giving you the chills down your spine. He was alive, yet he was dead. He was mean, yet he was a gentle. He was my boss and I became his personal secretary. Strangely enough, we had a past, but I can't seem to remember him. He remembers all the little details about me. Who is this man, and what does he want from me? Author's note: Remember to leave a rate and comment. Ty

Lady our love will shine Lighting the night Just put your trust in my heart And meet me in paradise ✦˚₊⁺⋆

This is a story navigating the lives of a young couple. It starts with how they ended up together, their puppy love era, the toxic mess, branches off into the ones around them story as well, and ends in mystery. Season or chapter 1 will focus on couple 1 while as we progress to more seasons the narrative will shift to their respective friends and their own loves. Will they end up happily ever after or end in disaster? (My first story so bear with me loves!<3)

🌟✊🏾 Welcome to Story & Soul! ✨📖 Where stories meet culture, and black voices unite. {PAUSED}

"What makes a family is neither the absence of tragedy nor the ability to hide from misfortune, but the courage to overcome it. From that broken past, write a new beginning." Walk in Mia shoes through this amazing drama filled story... Money, Love, Sex, Friendship....

She's a lover, fighter and a baller. Ariah James has always struggled with building and keeping relationships. It started young when she lost her biological father to cancer at the age of nine. She's struggled with what people like to call "daddy issues." And since then she's been yearning for that male connection or any connection at that. Her step father has been in her life even before the passing of her biological father and they bond on a special kind of level with the shared connection of their love and dedication to the game but also because they both lost a parent to the battle of cancer. She loves her step father but can't find it in her to call him dad, and she knows it hurts especial because her step sister calls her mother; mom. Ariah has many personal battles and demons she's battling along this journey she calls life. She feels the pressure as it's time for her decide where she wants to sign to for college. Does she want to accept a scholarship for baseketball and prove all her hard work has paid off? Or is she tired of the game and wants to figure out what else there is to in life? Continue on this journey with her and find out what she chooses. Life or Basketball?

Black is beauty and when bonded together it becomes magic.

Deep within the wild, untamed forests of Louisiana lies Redemption College, a place shrouded in mystery and legend. To the outside world, it is little more than a rumor, a shadow whispered about in hushed tones. But those who truly know it understand that Redemption College is far from ordinary. It does not seek out its students; it calls to them, summoning only those who possess a unique spark-a hidden power, an ancient lineage. Jamal Thomas never believed in magic or fate. His life in Chicago was ordinary, filled with the echoes of loss and the weight of unfulfilled dreams. But all of that changed one cold morning when an inexplicable urge led him to an email from a college he had never heard of. Redemption College promised answers to questions Jamal didn't even know he had, awakening a dormant desire for something more, something beyond the mundane. Despite his doubts, Jamal found himself unable to resist the pull. With a mixture of fear and hope, he decided to follow the mysterious call. As he crossed the threshold of Redemption College, he stepped into a world where the boundaries of reality and fantasy blurred-a world where knowledge held power and secrets were woven into the very fabric of existence. Jamal's journey into the unknown was just beginning. Little did he know, this strange, magical place would reveal not only the hidden truths of the college but also the hidden truths within himself. In a place where nothing was as it seemed, Jamal would discover that his destiny was far greater than he could have ever imagined, guided by the whisper of fate.

A young warrior finds herself in a fight for her life, and the lives of her children.