Lottie L. Joiner is a freelance writer whose work has been published in The Washington Post, USAToday, The Daily Beast, Essence, TheRoot. Time.com and TheAtlantic.com. She likes long days and warm nights, Sunday brunch and Broadway plays, music and museums. Follow her on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) @LottieJoiner.
Lottie L. Joiner
Neglected Black cemeteries put our history in grave danger. Meet three sisters honoring ancestors, unearthing stories and giving family legacies new life.
Never married and child-free, Black women over 40 tell us why they are happy.
This year’s official theme for Black History Month is ‘Black Resistance.’ Here are inspiring ways we can lean in to culturally rich activities and share recreation as a radical act.
‘Black love exists, and there is no expiration date for happiness,’ shares a 59-year-old newlywed. These 4 things are key to moving forward, says an expert.
First came the pain. Then the pivot. ‘Everything that I had been putting into a relationship with that man, I put into me, and my whole world opened up,’ says D’Shawn Faison.
