Black women finding our own voices and liberating ourselves from narrow conceptions of womanhood is important.

Taken at the Inauguration of Spelman College 's first Black Female President, Johnnetta B. Cole, 1988. Important archive! Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall Spelman Museum Women's Studies Helene Gayle, M.D., MPH

Will probably tweet this again tomorrow but Here’s a reminder that the NAACP Image Awards (which are tomorrow) snubbed Pose, a show that is historic in its representation of black and brown queer people in front of and behind the camera 🙃🙃🙃 out.com/entertainment/…

Eve's Bayou (1997) dir. Kasi Lemmons is required viewing!

Aunt Chloe Magazine!

Chronicling the Virtuosity and Struggles of 1970s Soul and Funk Musicians nyti.ms/2MUsyfN

Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace.

Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019) was a novelist, essayist, professor, Pulitzer Prize, and Nobel Prize winner. Born Chloe Wofford, Toni Morrison’s invaluable role in bringing Black narratives to truth influenced the very… instagram.com/p/B03g2WqBtUh/…

Aunt Chloe, formerly known as Focus, circa ‘65. The Spelman archive holds several issues of Focus and Aunt Chloe all the way from 1963! @ Spelman College instagram.com/p/B5LYnGihIX_/…

Focus Literary Magazine’s 1968 cover via the Spelman Archives. @ Spelman College instagram.com/p/B7rNAGhBpMy/…

As we continue to create new issues for Aunt Chloe, it is also essential to acknowledge the journal’s history. The art above by Megan Cross is from the 1997 issue of Aunt Chloe, formerly known as Focus.

Focus Literary Magazine’s 1991 cover via Spelman Archives.

Join us for an exciting LIT Week event on Tuesday celebrating poetry and imagination: The Future of Black: Poetry Readings and Conversation Tuesday, March 29, 7:00 PM on Zoom! Registration: tinyurl.com/FutureLITWEEK We are giving away free copies of the book at the event!!!

HAPPENING TODAY!!! URL for Registration: tinyurl.com/FutureLITWEEK

opening titles from Space is the Place (1975) starring Sun Ra ✨

The Aunt Chloe Collective is pleased to present you with our latest issue... Check it out via the link in our bio -> auntchloelitmag.com and let us know what you think! (Also, look out for our call for new members next month.) 🌠💜