Bethany Nicole

01
Mar
what about the sad black woman?

what about the sad black woman?

On Controlled Absence & The Politics Of Black Women's Interiority
9 min read
22
Feb
soulwork defined

soulwork defined

A Framework and Epistemology for Black Liberation at the Level of the Soul
6 min read
28
Jan
ya'll begged me to start a podcast.

ya'll begged me to start a podcast.

Announcing: Soulwork Explained on the Stacks and the Tube.
4 min read
01
Jan
Inhabiting 2026: A Womanist Theology of Being Here

Inhabiting 2026: A Womanist Theology of Being Here

Black Jesus is not the same as Empire God, and that’s on my granny.
6 min read
19
Nov
what the water remembers

what the water remembers

A Soulwork Deepening — from Christina Sharpe’s In the Wake to Saidiya Hartman’s Losing Your Mother
4 min read
12
Nov
i’ll take you there

i’ll take you there

Dancing Toward Wholeness with Mavis Staples and Toni Cade Bambara
6 min read
02
Nov
the year of the disappeared: a syllabus for the departed

the year of the disappeared: a syllabus for the departed

Turning Grief into Study -- Lit Theory Live, Nov 14
5 min read
31
Oct
Inside The Soulwork Field Guide

Inside The Soulwork Field Guide

We making zines and talking shit. Get into it.
3 min read
12
Oct
from the archives: on fear

from the archives: on fear

Revisiting old essays with new eyes, and a chance at reflection.
3 min read
08
Oct
how to read slowly: revisiting the assata shakur syllabus

how to read slowly: revisiting the assata shakur syllabus

Assata’s poem “Affirmations” opens the door to return to her words, linger in their lessons, and imagine exploring them together in conversation.
5 min read