As white Christian nationalists continue to ban and demean Black, queer-affirming and multicultural literature, it is imperative to lift up Black LGBTQ YA writers and novels. As part of a panel on Black LGBTQ+ parents and advocates, Sikivu Hutchinson discusses recommendations for Black queer-affirming YA novels, including George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and Jacqueline Woodson’s “The House You Pass on the Way”.
Alpha Centauri Named Best Short Film at the Black August Film Festival!
On August 19th, my film “Alpha Centauri”, which centers a college-bound Black foster girl experiencing and overcoming sex trafficking through friendship, self-determination and self-love, was screened
August 31, 2026
