Reawakening: Bridging gaps to jumpstart life after incarceration

While Radee Hammett was incarcerated, he witnessed a tragic act of violence that shifted his perspective on the value of his life. He is now a community leader, who uses his experience with incarceration to bridge the gap between prison life and the outside.

Duality

By Hezekiah Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 6 Theme: Lessons on Love I’ve always owned my duality 100%. I reference my Jekyll and Hyde in numerous songs. I coined the phrase “Conscious Porn” as my own version of Yin and Yang. Funny thing about karma is, just like God, it works in mysterious ways. […]

Letting Go

Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 2 For years my family and I lived on the north side of Girard Avenue. The guys played ball in the street, the girls played jump rope. We played cards at Ms. Eleanor’s house. We partied at the garage on 17th and Master,  purchased water ice from Ms. Bay […]

Dance With Me: A love story

by Alexis Walker Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 2 I met him in Kindergarten. He, was Jeff; tall, lanky, spiky blond hair, brown eyes, and soulful. He was cool, he wasn’t a bully or follower, nor was he the leader of the pack. Athletic and helpful, Jeff was a kid brother and a big […]

Now She Dances: The healing power of love

by M. Tonita Austin Featured in Little Love Stories Volume 2 Janai’s concussion diagnosis was heartbreaking. She was restricted from enjoying all of the people, places, and things she loved. After being home from school for several weeks, she began to present symptoms of conversion disorder. The condition is defined by the Mayo Clinic as […]