
Black Writers Read showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work, and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences, and across the African Diaspora. This podcast series is produced and hosted by performance poet, playwright, events curator, and educator Nicole M. Young-Martin. Find us on Instagram: @blackwritersread. Find Nicole on Instagram: @coco_pen... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 113 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsBooksSociety & Culture | |||

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This episode features our conversation with Toni Ann Johnson, which was live-streamed on February 15, 2026.
Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O’Connor Award for her linked story collection, Light Skin Gone to Waste. Selected for th... more
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This episode features our conversation with Theresa Okokon, which was hosted live and in-person on November 1, 2025 at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, MA. Special thanks to Straw Dog Writers Guild and The LAVA Center for co-hosting t... more
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This episode features our conversation with Charmaine Letitcia Wilcox, which was live-streamed on February 10, 2026.
Charmaine Leticia Wilcox is an author, independent publisher, and the creative engine behind Triangles Publishing.... more
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This episode features our conversation with Dr. Jenn M. Jackson, which was live-streamed on January 23, 2026.
Jenn M. Jackson (they/them) is a queer, androgynous Black woman, an abolitionist, a lover of all Black people, and an Ass... more
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