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Nicole M. Young-Martin

Performance Poet | Playwright | Pop Culture Critic
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Nicole M. Young-Martin

Performance Poet | Playwright | Pop Culture Critic
  • Home
  • About
    • About Nicole
    • Interviews & Media
    • Consulting Services
  • Projects
    • Black Writers Read
    • Locating Me Chapbook
    • Emerging Writer Fellowship
    • In/Put: Live from the Valley
    • Selected Works
  • Blog
  • Contact

Celebrating “Black Love”

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • February 13, 2021May 17, 2022

“Nya Akoma!” This greeting is how to acknowledge Black Love Day, which is TODAY apparently.… Read More »Celebrating “Black Love”

Paving the Way, Paying it Forward

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • July 7, 2019May 17, 2022

Originally written for and posted on Straw Dog Writers Guild website: My interest in writing… Read More »Paving the Way, Paying it Forward

Whose Body is it Anyway?

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • May 19, 2019May 17, 2022

For those who know me well, you’d find it very ironic  that my blog post… Read More »Whose Body is it Anyway?

The Process is Progress: Discovering Yourself Through Writing

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • November 28, 2018May 17, 2022

Originally written for and posted on Straw Dog Writers Guild’s website: I’ve always been involved… Read More »The Process is Progress: Discovering Yourself Through Writing

Being Neighborly: Reflecting on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in These Times

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • July 8, 2018May 17, 2022

It’s been a very long time since I wrote a blog post.  So many things… Read More »Being Neighborly: Reflecting on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in These Times

Preview: Black Women’s Subjectivity and (Our) Pursuit of Desire

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • September 8, 2017May 17, 2022

I’m in the process of writing a massive blog entry on representation of black women… Read More »Preview: Black Women’s Subjectivity and (Our) Pursuit of Desire

Chasing “Me”

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • July 16, 2017May 17, 2022

What does it mean to experience iconic figures who influenced you indirectly earlier in life… Read More »Chasing “Me”

#MediaInColor: Representation Matters in the Age of Trump(iness)

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • January 10, 2017May 17, 2022

Prior to beginning this post, I’d like to take this moment to let you know… Read More »#MediaInColor: Representation Matters in the Age of Trump(iness)

The Pick (of the Litter): Negotiating the Mysogyny in Online Dating

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • April 5, 2015May 17, 2022

***To the men who are thinking of suing me for eluding to your story and… Read More »The Pick (of the Litter): Negotiating the Mysogyny in Online Dating

Romanticizing Fantasy and Our ‘Relationship’ with “50 Shades of Grey”

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • February 16, 2015May 17, 2022

A still of Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) from the film, 50 Shades of Grey While there… Read More »Romanticizing Fantasy and Our ‘Relationship’ with “50 Shades of Grey”

The Importance of a Story: A Response to Crowdfunding

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • February 9, 2015May 17, 2022

How many of you out there remember the Ice Bucket Challenge from 2014? I hope… Read More »The Importance of a Story: A Response to Crowdfunding

Dear White People: The Lil’ Movie That Did (The Most)!

  • by Nicole M. Young-Martin
  • November 3, 2014May 17, 2022

A still from Dear White People (2014) As an armchair film critic, I owe it… Read More »Dear White People: The Lil’ Movie That Did (The Most)!

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