# art lit (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover art lit. Page: Feed: --- ## [Tony Lamair Burks II - We Listen & We Don't Judge](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Tony-Lamair-Burks-II---We-Listen--We-Dont-Judge-e3glvav) _2026-03-19 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on Black Art Is Lit, we’re reading We Listen & We Don’t Judge by Tony Lamair Burks II. Chapter 1, “The Principal, the Pastor, and the Pep Rally,” places us in a real-time decision where leadership, community expectations, and student safety all collide. What seems like a straightforward moment quickly becomes a deeper question of power, responsibility, and who is actually being… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/117160735/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-19%2F5c191592-4cd3-63e2-367a-0ba81ae71567.mp3) ## [Kaitlyn Greenidge - Libertie](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Kaitlyn-Greenidge---Libertie-e3flreg) _2026-02-26 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on BlackArt Is Lit , we’re reading Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge, ahistorical fiction novel set in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn. A disciplined Black community. Dangerous medical work. Secrecy as survival. Libertie is growing up under a respected physician mother who can nearly pass. Libertie cannot. After the rescue of Mr. Ben, the stakes become clear and childhood quietly starts to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/116108176/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F209fc084-d50a-fa3a-e0bb-fef5b58bae5f.mp3) ## [Clay Cane - Burn Down Master's House](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Clay-Cane---Burn-Down-Masters-House-e3f98a3) _2026-02-19 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ In this episode of Black Art Is Lit, Nykieria Chaney introduces Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane. This historical novel takes place during American slavery and focuses on power, resistance, and the economic system that supported bondage. Within the plantation system, human life is measured by productivity and controlled through both force and narrative. Early tensions around breeding, value,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/115695363/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2Fb29d59ee-a848-5ed2-753d-0914c24b22ff.mp3) ## [Bernice L. McFadden - Loving Donovan](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Bernice-L--McFadden---Loving-Donovan-e3f27h1) _2026-02-13 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on Black Art Is Lit, we begin Loving Donovan by Bernice L. McFadden. The opening chapter introduces us to admiration, alignment, and the quiet power of first impressions. Everything feels measured. Intentional. Almost seamless. But sometimes desire edits our perception, and first chapters are rarely innocent. As we read, consider what it means to want stability, to be drawn to polish, to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/115465185/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-13%2Ffadf3ad6-bd8e-bd74-48b6-fc77ffe96e98.mp3) ## [Deesha Philyaw - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Deesha-Philyaw---The-Secret-Lives-of-Church-Ladies-e3el9g9) _2026-02-05 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ In this episode of Black Art is Lit, we're diving into the opening chapter of Deesha Philyaw's award-winning collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies . This book resonated with women because it tells the truth about the collision between desire and respectability in church spaces. It's specific, the church mothers, the unspoken rules, the particular texture of shame and grace that shapes… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/115041225/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-4%2Fd097da50-438d-404a-ef73-e651756daf20.mp3) ## [Jewelle Gomez - The Gilda Stories](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Jewelle-Gomez---The-Gilda-Stories-e3ecksj) _2026-01-29 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on Black Art Is Lit, we’re reading The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez.Originally published in the early 1990s, this book entered the literary world at a moment when Black women writers working in speculative and supernatural traditions were rarely centered, and even less often taken seriously. Gomez, an award-winning Black lesbian writer and cultural worker, built a story that has since… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/114757971/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-29%2F964b34dc-12ad-6cfe-004e-8bcd25370a5e.mp3) ## [Jill Nelson - Straight, No Chaser](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Jill-Nelson---Straight--No-Chaser-e3e1vrp) _2026-01-22 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on Black Art is Lit ,we’re reading Straight, No Chaser by Jill Nelson. Written in a moment when Black womenwere navigating media, work, relationships, and public life under intensescrutiny, this book speaks to pressures that still feel familiar today.Expectations around appearance. Respectability. Who is allowed authority. Whois expected to soften. Who is punished for clarity. Nelson… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/114408761/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-22%2Fc3fd3bf7-9bf6-e779-9414-f3c1460500f5.mp3) ## [Gloria Naylor - Mama Day](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Gloria-Naylor---Mama-Day-e3dnkor) _2026-01-16 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ In this episode ofBlack Art Is Lit, we open Mama Day by Gloria Naylor and step into the world ofWillow Springs, a Black community shaped by memory, tradition, and spiritualinheritance. First published in1988, Mama Day explores traditions within the Black community that wereunderstood without needing to be spoken aloud. Naylor writes from a place ofcultural knowing, creating space for community,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/114069723/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-16%2Faec1de68-78df-df8f-c411-d9a4a4884dc2.mp3) ## [E. Lynn Harris - Invisible Life](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/E--Lynn-Harris---Invisible-Life-e3dchhr) _2026-01-08 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ In this episode of Black Art is Lit , we dive into Invisible Life , the groundbreaking debut novel by E. Lynn Harris that helped redefine Black literature in the 1990s and beyond. Invisible Life was self-published in 1991 after repeated industry rejection and went on to become a bestseller, launching an entire series and solidifying E. Lynn Harris as one of the most influential Black novelists of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/113705979/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-8%2F17e13240-32fe-a577-a431-8c676efc8f66.mp3) ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2pUZwoDLxmGc) _2026-01-08 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Erica Kennedy - Bling](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blackartislit/episodes/Erica-Kennedy---Bling-e3cjejg) _2025-12-19 · Nykieria Chaney · Black Art Is Lit | Black Literature, Culture and Iconic Stories_ This week on Black Art Is Lit , we open Bling by Erika Kennedy and step straight into the early 2000s music industry, a moment when fame, ambition, and access blurred together. Published in 2004, Bling follows Mimi, a young singer suddenly pulled from a group and positioned for solo stardom after a powerful industry decision shifts everything. In this opening chapter, we’re introduced to the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/152f61f0/podcast/play/112883760/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-19%2F2cfb4e20-3664-bf62-4f2e-6429e94e8047.m4a)