Black Life Everywhere

Black Life Everywhere

A digital magazine centered in the radical spirit of resistance and hope across the Black diaspora.

Recent Posts by Black Life Everywhere

Reading for Our Lives: How Book Bans Leave Black Kids Behind

Reading for Our Lives: How Book Bans Leave Black Kids Behind

by Tayler Simon In the 2024-2025 school year, more than 4,000 unique titles were banned in the United States. Titles like All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson and The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison were among the most challenged books, reflecting a trend of targeting books by Black and/or LGBTQ+ authors. While all […]

3/2/2026
Why Poetry? Ten Poets and Poems To Read As We Close Out Black History Month.

Why Poetry? Ten Poets and Poems To Read As We Close Out Black History Month.

by Jari Bradley During the peak of the pandemic in 2020, there were numerous online poetry readings being held for the public to attend. I was just finishing my Master of Fine Arts program after three years on the East Coast, and with all the calamity that the world felt comprised of at that time, […]

2/28/2026
Stop Cop City: The Social Movement Re-defining Community Safety

Stop Cop City: The Social Movement Re-defining Community Safety

In the United States, police kill over 1,000 and injure more than 51,000 people each year. These figures are already staggering—and likely undercounted by more than half. The violence doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s built into the systems we’re told exist to protect us. And in cities like Atlanta, those systems are expanding. As a […]

2/25/2026