Negress: a woman of African descent… digression: a departure from the main subject in speech or writing…
negression.com is an elegant retreat, cultural diary, eclectic blend of candid features engaging the arts, culture, women and justice from Kalisha Buckhanon.
Kalisha Buckhanon is a writer, speaker and commentator creating stories and media about African-Americans, women, love, and justice. She is most known for her novels Upstate, Conception, Solemn and Speaking of Summer: honored by American Library Association, Audie Awards, National Book Foundation, Hurston/Wright Foundation and featured in O Magazine, Time, People, Entertainment Weekly and more. A graduate of University of Chicago and The New School in New York City, she teaches often and freelances from Chicago and New York City. Visit her website www.Kalisha.com.
Praise for Kalisha
“Kalisha Buckhanon has no trouble taking readers into the lives of those we often pass by.”
ESSENCE
“A young woman who has become a major American storyteller.”
Sapphire, author of THE KID & PUSH now the Oscar-winning film “Precious”
“Kalisha Buckhanon writes compelling unforgettable novels about the lives of young Black women, coming-of-age, becoming women, and surviving and trying to find their glory.”
Marita Golden, Co-founder of the Hurston/Wright Foundation for Black Writers, author of THE STRONG BLACK WOMAN & THE NEW BLACK WOMAN
“Kalisha Buckhanon’s characters are both fearless and haunted, brave and burdened by the past.”
Jesmyn Ward, author of SING, UNBURIED, SING and LET US DESCEND
“Buckhanon is a powerful writer, and one to watch.”
Lisa Unger, NYT bestselling author of CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45, soon a Netflix limited series
“A writer of great imagination and boundless empathy.”
Jonathan Odell, author of THE HEALING
“Kalisha Buckhanon has proven to be a distinctive author in her own right, able to capture and share the voice of today’s youth in solid, and enchanting, literary fashion.”
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