Dr. Jabari
@drjabaripierre.bsky.social
Knowledge development is my jam at the moment. Open and honest conversations about race, spirituality, love, books, and writing are always welcomed and sought out.
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I can't believe it's finally happening! My book is available for pre-order! This feels unreal, but your support can help it feel more real than ever! a.co/d/jc96y6o
Good morning to all those who sit quietly in soft spaces. This is for you.
The Soul of a Black Man
The Softest Truth Divined
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Good morning to all those who sit quietly in soft spaces. This is for you.
Emerge: The Journal of Black Liberation closes out the 2025 season with a look back at the incredible stories and scholarship that so many writers, poets, and artists contributed to this project. We are so proud of what you all helped create.
A Bountiful Harvest of Brilliance: The Year in Review
Emerge—The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 12 - December 2025
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Emerge: The Journal of Black Liberation closes out the 2025 season with a look back at the incredible stories and scholarship that so many writers, poets, and artists contributed to this project. We are so proud of what you all helped create.
Something to read on a Black Friday Blackout! What do the people who love us owe us in terms of honesty, and what have they already traded away on our behalf?
Archived Oral Warning | No Lineage Claim Verified | Cycle 2184
A Survivor’s Record Entered Without Claim or Shield
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November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Something to read on a Black Friday Blackout! What do the people who love us owe us in terms of honesty, and what have they already traded away on our behalf?
Sentinels of love and hope aren't born every day, but in dreams they manifest daily.
Miyoshi, Forebears’ Guiding Light
In the Time of Deepest Need, A Sweet, Gentle Presence
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November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sentinels of love and hope aren't born every day, but in dreams they manifest daily.
For fans of Apple and other digital book providers, The Hollow Vow is also available for preorder here:
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
The Hollow Vow by Dr. John Pierre Craig
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November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
For fans of Apple and other digital book providers, The Hollow Vow is also available for preorder here:
books2read.com/u/m2kDDk
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What begins as romance aboard a cruise ship descends into a waking nightmare, as a man is seduced, broken, and imprisoned by the woman who promised to save him.
The ebook is now available for preorder at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon.
The ebook is now available for preorder at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon.
The Hollow Vow|eBook
A Psychological Thriller About Obsession, Manipulation, and Survival. When love becomes captivity, how far will you go to survive?Jevonte Greene is a man searching for connection, haunted by lonelines...
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
What begins as romance aboard a cruise ship descends into a waking nightmare, as a man is seduced, broken, and imprisoned by the woman who promised to save him.
The ebook is now available for preorder at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon.
The ebook is now available for preorder at Barnes & Noble as well as Amazon.
I can't believe it's finally happening! My book is available for pre-order! This feels unreal, but your support can help it feel more real than ever! a.co/d/jc96y6o
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I can't believe it's finally happening! My book is available for pre-order! This feels unreal, but your support can help it feel more real than ever! a.co/d/jc96y6o
So what do you do when the words are not enough...
Solitude in Amber Light
A Psalm for the Unloved
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October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
So what do you do when the words are not enough...
I've completed the first draft of my novel, which is a huge relief! I am currently working on the second draft. I would appreciate any recommendations for editors who specialize in Black spaces and genres.
a cat laying on the floor with the words finally done written on it
ALT: a cat laying on the floor with the words finally done written on it
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October 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I've completed the first draft of my novel, which is a huge relief! I am currently working on the second draft. I would appreciate any recommendations for editors who specialize in Black spaces and genres.
We just wanna know why...
Why Can't You Love Me
If Only for One Night
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October 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We just wanna know why...
A note from Kesho!
Her Heart Matters
Sacrifical Pleadings from Kesho
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September 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A note from Kesho!
It will take more than an essay to express my thoughts on the topic. This will be expanded next year to build on some of the fine scholarship Black authors have already given birth to. This project needs your prayers 😉.
The Lie We Inherited: Black Men, Sex, and the Trauma of Enslavement
Emerge—The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 9—September 2025
open.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It will take more than an essay to express my thoughts on the topic. This will be expanded next year to build on some of the fine scholarship Black authors have already given birth to. This project needs your prayers 😉.
Let it all go....
Fear of Losing the Fight
Echoes in a Crowded House
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August 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Let it all go....
We’re offering a double portion in July. The first piece explores why our liberation, even now, remains just out of reach. But it’s the second that stirs me most. I won’t name the author yet, but she is a luminous scholar, a truth-teller whose words arrive like medicine. Stay close family!
Into the Black of it All
Emerge—The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 7—July 2025
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July 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We’re offering a double portion in July. The first piece explores why our liberation, even now, remains just out of reach. But it’s the second that stirs me most. I won’t name the author yet, but she is a luminous scholar, a truth-teller whose words arrive like medicine. Stay close family!
Writers, authors, artists, and creatives, we are still looking for contributors for Volume II, 2026.
A Jabari Writes Newsletter | Notion
Emerge: The Journal of Black Liberation
www.notion.so
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Writers, authors, artists, and creatives, we are still looking for contributors for Volume II, 2026.
Do the Work Your Soul Must Have: A Primer to Soulwork
Do the Work Your Soul Must Have: A Primer to Soulwork
Emerge - The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 6.1 - June 2025
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June 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Do the Work Your Soul Must Have: A Primer to Soulwork
I originally intended to release this work on Monday, but I just could not wait any longer. Big thanks to @bethanynicole.bsky.social for allowing us to publish this powerful and beautifully written work. We could all use a little Soulwork given the times we are enduring!
Do the Work Your Soul Must Have: A Primer to Soulwork
Emerge - The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 6.1 - June 2025
open.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I originally intended to release this work on Monday, but I just could not wait any longer. Big thanks to @bethanynicole.bsky.social for allowing us to publish this powerful and beautifully written work. We could all use a little Soulwork given the times we are enduring!
My brothers, it’s always been by design.
Reading as Resistance: The Fight for Black Male Literacy in America
Emerge - The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 6 - June 2025
open.substack.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My brothers, it’s always been by design.
We are making progress!! Now recruiting for writers for 2026!
A Jabari Writes Newsletter | Notion
Emerge: The Journal of Black Liberation
www.notion.so
May 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We are making progress!! Now recruiting for writers for 2026!
Where would I be without her...
The Construction of a Son
An Ode to Black Mothers
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May 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Where would I be without her...
Good morning, fam.
I rise with the sun—not for the grind, not for the to-do lists that stretch longer than the hours—
but because the moment calls.
It’s May, and the author is pouring something sacred into the pages of Emerge – The Journal of Black Liberation.
Something stirring. Something true.
I rise with the sun—not for the grind, not for the to-do lists that stretch longer than the hours—
but because the moment calls.
It’s May, and the author is pouring something sacred into the pages of Emerge – The Journal of Black Liberation.
Something stirring. Something true.
Young, Neurodivergent, and Black
Emerge - The Journal of Black Liberation / Volume 1, Issue 5 - May 2025
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Good morning, fam.
I rise with the sun—not for the grind, not for the to-do lists that stretch longer than the hours—
but because the moment calls.
It’s May, and the author is pouring something sacred into the pages of Emerge – The Journal of Black Liberation.
Something stirring. Something true.
I rise with the sun—not for the grind, not for the to-do lists that stretch longer than the hours—
but because the moment calls.
It’s May, and the author is pouring something sacred into the pages of Emerge – The Journal of Black Liberation.
Something stirring. Something true.
This is the moment Erik has dreaded - the nightmare returns and costs him everything.
Night Cries
The Cold World Paradox Part V
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April 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is the moment Erik has dreaded - the nightmare returns and costs him everything.
I believe James knows all too well—no, feels it in his bones—that not all nursing homes are created equal. Some are carved from the abyss, their foundations steeped in the fires of hell itself...
Tears of the Hobo Bear
Part III in the Midnight Run to Deliverance Series
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April 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I believe James knows all too well—no, feels it in his bones—that not all nursing homes are created equal. Some are carved from the abyss, their foundations steeped in the fires of hell itself...