Explore memoir, poetry, and guided reflection from Black Ember Press. Each book offers a different perspective on family, faith, identity, and the lives we carry beneath the surface.
Permission to Break
A Memoir of Strength, Silence, and Softness
By Rashida Saunders
For anyone who has been the strong one while quietly struggling. A memoir about the cost of enduring in silence and the work of learning to receive care.
Permission to Break Workbook
A Guided Journey of Reflection, Release, and Softness
By Rashida Saunders
Make room for your own story through guided prompts and exercises exploring what you carry, what you may be ready to release, and how you want to move forward.
Reflections of a Black Woman’s Heart
Poems of Faith, Fire, and Resilience
By Doris Drew
Poetry shaped by a lifetime of faith, family, love, and perseverance. Doris Drew reflects on the experiences and relationships that sustain us through generations.
What We Owe Our Sons
Parenting, Protection, and the Price of Survival
By Rashida Saunders
An examination of what we teach boys about strength, safety, silence, and belonging—and our responsibility to give them more than survival.
Coming April 16, 2027 · Available for Preorder
A GROWING CATALOG
Black Ember Press is building a focused body of work grounded in lived experience, emotional honesty, and lasting meaning.
Our books may take different forms and carry different voices, but they share a commitment to telling the truth with care.
Because meaningful stories deserve more than publication.
They deserve to be held with care.