Write On
by Kalela Williams
A Visit with My Grandmother
From the time I can remember, up until my teenage years, summers meant packing my belongings into an old grey suitcase which either my dad or mom hauled into the trunk of our old Volvo or the back of our family van.
The Republic of Disability
There is still a long road ahead, and disability activists are leading the way.
Celebrating the 4th
How did I celebrate the 4th of July? By reading about female characters written by admirable women.
Why Juneteenth Is Our Independence Day
On the evening of Thursday, January 1, 1863, Emilie Davis might have slipped her palm-sized diary from a deep pocket beneath her gown and petticoat, spreading it open upon the small table strewn with fabric scraps and sewing detritus in her boardinghouse room.
Stonewall Rising: A Pride Month Reflection
More than 50 years ago, it wasn’t change that sparked activism at a New York City gay bar whose name would become synonymous with a movement. Rather, it was years upon years of sameness.
Eight Timely Books for the Month of May
Between the misguided violence directed at Asians and Asian Americans over the roots of the pandemic, and the pandemic devastating India, it’s hard not to feel outrage when watching the news.
KALELA WILLIAMS, MW's first director of writing. grew up in Atlanta and spent several years in central Virginia before making her home in Philadelphia. She has worked with nonprofits for more than a decade, instituting literary, artistic, cultural and civic engagement programs for organizations such as Virginia’s Furious Flower Poetry Center and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines and has been featured on the BBC 4 Channel.
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