The Magic Of Code Switching

Language is warfare. It is how we navigate spaces, places, and dangerous encounters. Yet, haven’t we always? If we are to be honest, Torches, language is the blackest thing we …

Hire A Black Artist—Even If They Use AI

I am of the mindset the Black artists are the greatest untapped resource the world has ever known. For that cause, I ask that we remember that even artists use …

Black Writers Matter

I’m a Black writer. I am a writer who happens to be Black. In this, the blackest of all months, I remember this frightening fact: I would be murdered for …

Make It Black Owned

My new favorite past time is to window shop on TikTok. In my late night window shopping, I have found more products may buy more Black people than I have …

The Black Voice Actor

With everything digital, the way that we read is becoming that much more modern as well. And with more black writers, riding more black stories, and with the superpower of …

Protect Black Girls

PRORECT BLACK GIRLS. No matter who they are or where they are!Black girls are under attack–from all sides, and all places. We keep saying as community how we need The …

We Still Stand With Meg

We are now, always, and will ever be Team Black Woman. -JBH In December 2022, Megan Jovon Ruth Peete was vindicated. After enduring the most public abuse that any woman …

It’s Bigger Than Brittney

Brittney is a Torch. We are glad she is home. -JBH Britney Griner is home. She is back with her wife and family and doing what she loves to do. …

The Case [Again] For HBCUs

Deion was right! If you are an alumni of one of these prestigious schools, make sure you reach back and support. Before my dream school was New York University, it …

What Is Safety For Black People?

For my birthday last year I got a self-defense keychain. My adopted Big Sister Kelly told me that I needed to get a gun. And in speaking to the father …