Jestine WareAug 31, 2019Ask an Author: Christine Mapondera-TalleyChristine Mapondera-Talley is the author of Makanaka’s World, a picture book series designed to teach young children about our world...
Jestine WareAug 15, 2019Horseback Riding While BlackWhen I was nine, I BEGGED my parents to let me attend horse camp. Because, when I was a kid, I was obsessed with magical worlds where...
Jestine WareJul 1, 2019Ode to OctaviaOctavia Butler is one of my writing heroes. Before her books, I don’t know that I’d ever read a science fiction series that consumed all...
Jestine WareJun 30, 201926 Graphic Novels for Black, Brown, & Queer GirlsGrowing up, there were whole genres of books and movies that I avoided because I thought I would never see myself in them. Science...
Jestine WareMay 1, 2019Prin and the House That FliesAfter a Once Upon a time and a Happily Ever After, Prin was born to Queens Mikaylah and Cala in a beautiful, peaceful land. The kingdom...
Jestine WareSep 1, 2018California Knows How to Party After a brief hiatus, I’m back! The birds and I have relocated to sunny Los Angeles where the weather is always the same and it never...
Jestine WareAug 14, 2018Moonlight StainedMercury. A god is falling from molecules of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide. This particular god is particularly pictured...
Jestine WareJul 15, 2018The Truth About HairThis piece is a throwback to 2014 when I was struggling to come to terms with my hair and wrote this long mixed-media piece called "The...
Jestine WareJan 15, 2018Fluffy SlimeFuture YouTube stars (AKA my little cousins LaMariya and Jayla) visited Chicago for spring break and we made fluffy slime! Check out this...