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#BlackGirlMagic to Black Woman Magnificence: The Melanated Millenial Guide to Community
The Village#BlackGirlMagic to Black Woman Magnificence: The Melanated Millenial Guide to CommunityBy Cheyenne EdwardsAlpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters in 1951 (source: blacksouthernbelle.com)Black women are one of the most significant pillars of our community. And...
Quicksand
The SelfQuicksandBy Payton Selby CW: Eating Disorder, Depression Payton Selby There have been three Paytons I can remember—the first I've only seen in photos. I think she was still there in that one from the beach; her hair is wild in much the way it was meant to be,...
Even A Worm Will Turn: Devaney Sparrow Uncensored
The VillageEven A Worm Will Turn: Devaney Sparrow UncensoredBy Ava Emilione CW: Eating Disorder, Sexual Assault Photos by Ava Emilione, Graphic by Yumna Elhdari “I’m so scared to be seen. To be witnessed. It feels pathetic and cowardly, like a child hiding between her...
Internalization P.O.V.
The SelfInternalization P.O.V.By Jalyssa Jimenez Issue 17 Artist's Statement/Commentary: These are emotions I struggle to authentically express and this piece is a reflection of me emotionally internalizing these feelings. Using a fish eye lens perspective, I want...
A Braided Shield
The SelfA Braided ShieldBy Jasmine LeCount-McClanahan Issue 17 Photo by Zelle Westfall I’ve never been a hair girl. For me, styling my hair has always been this obstacle to deal with in my day. I can’t just roll out of bed and walk out the door. I was never taught the...
lovely specimen
The SelfLovely SpecimenBy Ava Emilione Issue 17 Photo by Zelle Westfall every hand that touches my hair doesn’t love me most of the time, they’re just fascinated. this is what i learn the summer before i turn 17 when the jersey heat made my head expand like discount...
Beauty Is A Burden
The SelfBeauty Is A BurdenBy Angel Oduko Issue 18 Artist's Statement: This piece is a love letter to myself, a starting point for self-discovery, self-acceptance, and transformation. Over the past year, I have looked at fear in the face, acknowledging the place it...
ROLL CREDITS
The LoversRoll CreditsBy Leslie Vargas Issue 17 Lyrics: Break when the day's full of light But it makes me feel better, when the windows are bright And hey, I know that it's cold, but it makes me feel better when I do it alone The better days ahead, only better when...
Love Letter to Saffy
The SelfLove Letter to SaffyBy Saffy Issue 18 Saffy Dear saffy, Have I told you how much I love you lately? The way you show up to the best of your ability. The way you’ve learned to handle conflict. The way you speak up for yourself. The way you love fiercely. The...
Flight
The SelfFlightBy Cecilia Innis Issue 17 I used to believe that the North American viceroy butterfly was a batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, which is to say that it evolved to copy the monarch’s warning signals in order to deter its bird predators In order to...
The Triangle Hair Debacle
The SelfThe Triangle Hair DebacleBy Defne Egbo Issue 17 Startled by the sharp shriek of my younger sister, I jumped out of the shower and ran out, still soapy and dripping in my bright pink towel. In the upstairs family room, I witnessed my then nine-year-old sister...
Swamp Tears
The LoversSwamp TearsBy Talia Diane N'Sele Issue 20 how delightful must it be for you to put on your tears. dangling earrings dancing before dripping into rivers of misery. one, two, three trickling down your cheeks on an almost perfect beat. a tragic and...
Pink
The LoversPinkBy Jordan Stewart Issue 18 Everyone has the capacity for kindness. There’s joy in the small moments, too. None of us were meant to do this alone. And what if we found little pockets of love in moments of fading daylight? What if I rested in a...
dear future lover
The LoversDear Future LoverBy Cheyenne Edwards Issue 18 dear future lover, these days, not often, but often enough, you leak from my dreams into my daylight, as i imagine us in domestic bliss together. i think of us on the couch reading respective books while you...
it’s so easy with you
The LoversIt's So Easy With YouBy Niko Issue 18 vez, you are love in its purest form. when we first met in person, i was extremely nervous. i was sweating at the bus stop under my hoodie and flight jacket, sipping on strawberry soju trying to loosen myself up, and...
Love and Devotion
The LoversLove and DevotionBy Verza D. Issue 18 Dear lovie, I have such intense feelings for you. I always tell you how different I was before I met you, how I was running from love, how I thought I couldn’t handle it. But when I met you, my heart caught fire. I’d...
when my closet held my heart
The LoversWhen My Closet Held My HeartBy Mari Issue 18 I love you, I have always loved you. For keeping me safe, for allowing me to hide during the tremblings and seizings of my world, holding on to your frame during the quakes. Even though sometimes, it felt as...
A Longing
The LoversA LongingBy Moses Issue 18 That time, I could only bring myself to hold her pinky, although I had a gushing waterfall within. Now is the time for drought, there is nobody; save myself and yellow earth — Cracked and lined, openings on the sand like dry lips...
I Remember My Grandmother On a Random October Night
The VillageI Remember My Grandmother On A Random October NightBy Yasmine Bolden october generously hands me back my childhood; everything is dying but i’m too apple-cidered and love-struck at the sight of orange-afroed trees to notice. i want to be. the blankets and...
To The Buried Child
The SelfTo The Buried ChildBy Makiyah Hicks Issue 18 I’m not sure who this concerns or when we lost contact. I can already begin to imagine the “return to sender” notification that will appear as I click send on this message. I am not sure where to begin this journey...