Contents
FICTION AND BOOKS
24
Olio Offers A Compelling
Tribute to Reshape Our
Musical Narratives by Shani Jamila
26
Peach Cobbler
by Aimiende Negbenebor Sela
POETRY
4
Churches[1] by Julian Randall
20
ALWAYS, THERE IS MUSIC by Ariana Brown
7
Undressing In The Rain by Yesenia Montilla
21
It’s A Miracle by Yesenia Montilla
15
Ode to James Baldwin by Zoe Smith-Holladay
30 on the E express a boy asks his mama a
few things by Amber Atiya
19 My Father Tells Me He and My Mother Got
Married the Year Purple Rain was Released
by Julian Randall
34
SHUFFLE MACHINE by Joel Dias-Porter
16
on’t Let me Be Misunderstood:
D
The Relationship Between James Baldwin,
Lorraine Hansberry & Nin