Black Writers Read

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Dr. Rachel Laryea, which was live-streamed on June 26, 2026. Dr. Rachel Laryea is a thought leader who specializes in race and money, ethical entrepreneurship, and social good. After cutting her teeth on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs, she went on to receive her dual Ph.D. in African American Studies and Sociocultural Anthropology at Yale University. Her ethnographic research aims to understand nuanced forms of Black participation in ...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Nikesha Elise Williams, which was live-streamed on June 22, 2026. Nikesha Elise Williams is a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer, an award-winning author, and the producer and host of the Black and Published podcast. A narrative strategist by day and journalist always, her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Bitter Southerner, Essence, and Vox. Nikesha’s work has been supported by the Kimbilio Fiction Fellowship, the ...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Jordan Clark, which was live-streamed on May 17, 2026. Jordan Clark has been writing comics for over a decade, with work most recently being published by Ahoy Comics, DC Comics and past stories at IDW, Image Comics and Dynamite Comics. He was also selected as an inaugural member of the Milestone Initiative at DC Comics, which is geared towards uplifting a new generation of comic creators of color. He believes fiction has the power t...

Send us Fan Mail Meet a very special person and power behind Black Writers Read, our Associate Producer, Candace DeLeon! Candace DeLeon is an artist from Detroit based in New York City. She brings her talents and background in theater and administration to The Black Writers Read podcast as Associate Producer. Candace is an avid reader and has been writing since age 10. She has written plays, poetry, short stories and more. This year she plans to finish her debut novel, a work that's bee...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Michelle McGill-Vargas, which was live-streamed on May 2, 2026. Michelle McGill-Vargas writes speculative historical fiction, short stories, and flash fiction. Her work has appeared in Splickety Magazine, The Copperfield Review, and Typehouse Literary. She is a board member of the Midwest Writers Workshop and Historical Novel Society-North America. Michelle is also a writing coach for Writing Day Workshops. She currently resides in ...