ELIZABETH ACEVEDO’S SPEECH at Voices ELIZABETH ACEVEDO is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie medal, the Boston...
SO I LISTEN by Abraham Velazquez, Jr., Bro/Sis Alumni Member & Liberation Program Facilitator I remember my first time being at The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (Bro/Sis) and participating in their writing program, The Lyrical Circle. It was held in the space where we...
Love is the word that immediately comes to mind when I think of the years I’ve spent growing with the Brotherhood/Sister Sol. It is an ever-present love felt through the mentorship and support of its staff. It is a transformative love experienced through the...
Through the guidance and mentorship of my two chapter leaders, Jason and Khary, I had the privilege to attend Wesleyan University for my undergraduate education. I know for sure without their help I would never have this opportunity. On the day I was packing for...
I have been associated with Bro/Sis since I was 13. I am now 34. That’s 21 years! Never in my life have I been that committed to anything. It has given me more throughout the years than I could even ask for. More than I think they even understand. I have bonded...
I would not be the writer and woman I am today had I not had the Brotherhood/Sister Sol in my life during my formative years. The foundations of my ability to self-interrogate and reclaim and own my Blackness, my agency as woman, my self-regard as a creative person,...
