Hi! I’m Ayanna, a writer and artist. Although I graduated from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte with two degrees in art and psychology, I’ve had a passion for writing for as long as I can remember. By following my dreams and utilizing my creativity, I designed Jaro Magazine with the ultimate intention of bringing more positive stories in the black community to the forefront, while also highlighting our versatile and vibrant culture through Jaro’s four modes: film, books, art, and music. I also manage a book hub, which you can find on Instagram @bloomingliterature.
Across the Tracks, a short film by Mike Cooke, tells the story of two young African-American sisters in Georgia during the racially charged...
With its multiple motifs and metaphorical concepts, it hardly comes as a surprise that Jordan Peele’s Get Out has inspired a college...
A century of Jacob Lawrence calls for celebration, with today marking what would have been the painter and storyteller’s 100th birthday....
From Dee Rees’ critically acclaimed feature narrative debut Pariah to her Emmy Award-winning Bessie, expectations are soaring high for...
Based on a true story, Matt Ruskin’s Crown Heights documents Colin Warner’s inconceivable experience of spending 21 years behind bars...
With summer nearing an end, we’re packing away our beach reads and curling up by the campfire with these new and upcoming works of...
Marie-Denise Douyon, a Canadian fine artist with Haitian roots, began a life of migratory journeys. Growing up in North Africa, first in...
Critical Content, best known for Catfish and Startup, will develop a scripted drama series based on Manning Marable’s Pulitzer...
Starz is teaming up with Common to develop a new action-drama program based on Marc Olden’s 1975 Black Samurai book...
N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning science fiction fantasy novel The Fifth Season is currently being developed into a television series...
