BE THE MOTHER TO YOUR OWN BOOKS: Why I Self-Publish—How Broken Shackle Publishing Began
March 15th, 2017 | by Janet Stickmon
Almost 15 years ago, I began looking for publishers for my first book, Crushing Soft Rubies—A Memoir. I sent out
Browsing the "Letters to Black Parents Visiting Earth" Tag
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #6 from Janet Stickmon on TIME BENDERS IN A NEW ERA
December 16th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
I have spent nearly 20 years of my life doing social justice work, fighting alongside others to dismantle various systems
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #4 from Janet Stickmon, on TERROR
September 24th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
Letter #4 on Terror was originally released in July 2015 and reflects events occurring during that summer. The recent murders of
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #3 from Janet Stickmon, on HAIR
September 7th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
It took many jars of relaxing cream and scabs on my scalp before I stopped strangling Africa. The day I
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #2 from Janet Stickmon, on BOOKS
August 9th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
Long before those early months of motherhood, when I was trying to figure out how to nurse Baby Girl, how