“You’ve got to make your own worlds. You’ve got to write yourself in.” – Octavia Butler
homage to bell hooks
The yam symbolizes kinship and nourishment, a diasporic thread binding Black women across space and time. Through its meaning, we honor our shared lineage and root our work in community, care, and cultural memory.
SISTERS OF THEWriting Society
Organization Overview
The sisters of the yam: writing society is a Black women–led nonprofit organization based in Houston, Texas, dedicated to cultivating self-actualization, historical preservation, and creative resistance through writing, collective learning, and intergenerational mentorship. Inspired by the work of bell hooks, Audre Lorde, and Black feminist intellectual traditions, the organization creates free, accessible spaces where Black women and girls can gather to write, heal, think critically, and preserve their narratives.
