Welcome to BlackStack!
This corner of Substack was carved out by Black women for Black writers and readers. We have one goal with this platform: to serve as a safe hub for our Black community. BlackStack is exclusively for the Black community, rooted in Black culture.
It’s 2024, and we aren’t denying that most platforms are not created with us in mind, nor are we denying that the algorithms of these platforms are designed to push “content” that is aligned with the narrative of society. BlackStack is our hub for our shit in basic terms. If you want your post exposed to the Black community just add the #BlackStack tag and drop the link in our chat. Together, we will like, comment, and share until our platforms are thriving and reaching the audience we are writing to.
…but also we need a safe space to call our own.
There are so many communities that have formed and it’s a beautiful thing to witness. While there are spaces that include us, there was no space exclusively for us. We decided to change that, and as a community, we all understood the assignment.
expectations, I guess.
I hesitate to say you can expect anything from us because this was once just an idea, and the whole thing happened fast. Like one of those nights after one too many tequila shots and things get blurry. No judgment, we’ve all been there more than once! That’s kind of what we want the expectation to be, a judgment-free zone, call us Planet Fitness lol. There will be some basic things you can expect but right now we ask for grace while we adjust to this sudden change of course.
We want to offer weekly newsletters but in a new way. So each month we will add contributors to write their section in the newsletter in their writing style. For example, is the curator of Chronicles of Change so in the newsletter there would be a section from Chronicles of Change publication. Once you are a subscriber you are automatically invited to participate in curating a newsletter.
Community writing sessions but also with a new vibe to it. Both
and are coaches, so naturally the nature of their content is creatively centered around self-discovery. While we do not want to push our beliefs or practices onto the community, we do want to offer writing session prompts for those who find healing through their writings. Think of it like a book club, the independence to write on your own but the space to share your experiences through your writing.A safe hub exclusively for Black writers and readers.
