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Eisa Nefertari Ulen

Author, Journalist, Essayist

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my sharp husband

February 15, 2007January 29, 2019 webadmin

Said this morning as my husband was getting ready for work: “We gave up land, our 40 acres, the demand for wealth, and settled for bling.”

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Crystelle Mourning by Eisa Ulen
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Crystelle Mourning Synopsis

With her well-employed fiancé and a comfortable life in New York City, Crystelle has a life most young professionals would envy. She has come a long way from the rough Philadelphia neighborhood where she grew...

Praise for Crystelle Mourning

“Affirms faith in the enduring power of young love. Welcome Eisa Ulen.” ~ Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero’s Daughter and Bruised Hibiscus “Lovely and earth scorching.” ~ Tayari Jones, author of Leaving Atlanta and Silver...

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Eisa Nefertari Ulen

Author, Journalist, Essayist
Brooklyn, New York

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Best. Debate. Ever!

Loved it. As my husband said, “It’s not personal, it’s the dozens.” It was like that scene in Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, when Janie takes the floor in the public realm of the... Read more →

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