Kianna Alexander

Or, My Attempt at Teaching Middle School English in Today’s American Educational System *(I used a ficticious name. I’ve never met the previous teacher and she deserves her privacy.) I saw the image on the school website, before I interviewed for the job, long before I heard the whisperings about her. A lovely woman, professionally…

B&N has BOGO 50% off right now… Plus a few other Reading Deals Hey, Booklovers. I know, I know. It’s been a minute. Full disclosure: me and Ms. Peri Menopause have been locked in battle lately. Chile, my mood swings are intense. It’s like being strapped into the seat of a rollercoaster I didn’t ask…

Standing on Business…and on the shoulders of the Ancestors. Hey y’all, I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that Black History Month 2025 needs to extra, in every possible way. We are being assailed and assaulted from every side. Hell, there is a literal coup going on right now, and our rights,…

Here’s your chance to reserve a signed paperback Hey y’all! All my CAROLINA BUILT fans, all my history nerds, all by #BlackGirlMagic folks, come to the front of the class! As promised, I’m here to tell you more about A CUT ABOVE, and give you that sweet, sweet link where you can reserve a signed…

And Whew, Chile. Hey, y’all. Glad you made it over the hump into ’25. Anybody else longing for “precendented times” like me? It seems there’s something wild happening every day…I miss the regular degular something fierce. I’ll start out with a few life updates. I went back to school last spring, and this May, I’ll…