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 since 2012.
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 widely-praised novels Upstate, Conception, Solemn and Speaking of Summer with honors from the American Library Association, Audie Awards, National Book Foundation, Hurston/Wright Foundation, New York Public Library, Friends of American Writers and more. Between novels in 2012, she started blogging on WordPress about arts, culture, women and justice. This began the body of work that is negression.com: everything from personal diary, protest writings, art/culture reviews, artist interviews and recommendations. Kalisha and her work have been widely featured in media such as Essence, O Magazine, Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, radio, podcasts and more. A graduate of University of Chicago and The New School in New York City, she teaches often throughout these cities and online. She also freelances and consults in the arts and letters via negression Creative. To find out more and explore her fiction, visit 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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