Anthology
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Holding Black Women’s Sacred Knowledge in Higher Education
By now, you have heard about the massive number of Black women who have been laid off since the start of 2025. For me, it’s a reality that feels frightening and leaves me asking why—why are Black women so expendable in spite of what we provide to organizations and institutions, families, and communities? Why is…
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For Our Readers: A Call to Contribute
Some of you have been with Aya Collective Publishing from the beginning. Perhaps you were one of our first workshop participants in 2017. Maybe you attended one of our early public readings, gathered with us in a writing space, or picked up a copy of The Gospel According to a Black Woman, the first book…
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We Did Not Come Empty-Handed: Black Women, Knowledge, and Liberation in Higher Education
Last year, Aya Collective Publishing issued a call for submissions focused on Black women’s experiences in higher education. Drawing from our research, as well as the high-profile deaths of Black women academic administrators in 2023 and 2024, we sought to create a literary volume that would allow us to tell our stories—in our own ways,…
