Aaron Foley, Author at Word In Black

Created by Joanne Griffith, the Get Free Guide is a weekly newsletter that helps Black women move past things that get them "stuck," ranging from job loss and negative body image to a cluttered inbox. Her real-talk humor and sunny outlook have drawn a growing list of subscribers.

When ‘Life Is Life-ing’, This Newsletter Helps Black Women Be Free

by Aaron Foley October 30, 2025November 1, 2025

Joanne Griffith’s “Get Free Guide” newsletter teaches women how to get “unstuck.”

The relationship between Black Americans, tradition, history, and food inspired Masud Olufani's mixed-media exhibit, "A Sorcery of Sustenance." Inspired by his trip to Sierra Leone after the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, Olufani sought to link the African diaspora through traditions that made it to the U.S.

Sorcery and Sustenance: The Art of Food and Racial Healing

by Aaron Foley October 7, 2025October 8, 2025

Do We Love You? Ruth Forman Says Yes

by Aaron Foley September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

Horticultural podcast host Colah B. Tawkin holds a copy of her book, "Black in the Garden," against a green, leafy backdrop. Tawkin believes some Black people are too caught up in the notion that working the earth is too reminiscent of slavery, even though "there are so many other ways that we can connect with the land.”

This Black Podcaster Keeps it Green — and Real

by Aaron Foley July 17, 2025July 18, 2025

The Black Bookstore Healing Memphis Through Literature

by Aaron Foley April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

Why Black Thrivers Are the Future

by Aaron Foley March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Stanford Prof Adam Banks regularly flies 5 hours, one-way, to teach an African American studies class, and build community, in Cleveland, his hometown.

Bringing Black Studies to Black People

by Aaron Foley February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

What We Can Learn From Octavia Butler in Times of Chaos

by Aaron Foley January 30, 2025February 1, 2025