About — Ashley M. Coleman

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I don’t want to waste another minute. It’s been many twists and turns and sometimes a straight up about face, but something is different now. I am different now and a lot more clear about how I want to continue showing up in the online space. Word to Nipsey Hussle for inspiring so many of us to be more thoughtful about that.

I wanted to get back to writing stories that mattered and revamping the space that has given me so much over the years. Here, I tell stories, share opinions, and may share about some music that moves me.

I am a little literary and a little hip-hop and those two worlds collide most often for me, so here we are.

Love, and always more love,

-Ashley

“Courage starts with showing up and allowing ourselves to be seen.”

—Brene Brown

MY FREELANCE WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN:

ZORA ON MEDIUM

GRAMMY.COM

THE CUT

ESSENCE.COM

Short Story

Breakfast for Dinner, Heartbeat

Interviews

Tiffany D. Jackson’s Latest Novel Centers the Vulnerability of Black Girls, ZORA
Terry McMillan Proves “It’s Not All Downhill From Here”, Zora
The Philadelphia Success Story, Profile on Pnb Rock, Jump Magazine

Lifestyle

Ask Yourself These Three Questions to Know if You're Ready to Buy a House, HelloGiggles
How to Buy a House and Not Go Insane, The Cut
Here’s How I Got a Mortgage (Even Though I Thought I Couldn’t), Apartment Therapy
What I Wish I’d Done in My 20s to Have More Money in My 30s, The Cut

Lists

Fight The Power: 11 Powerful Protest Songs Advocating For Racial Justice, GRAMMY.com

Black-Owned Music Venues to Support Now, GRAMMY.com

Personal Essay

Someone Lied to me About Life, Essence.com

Medium

An online portfolio of essays on pop culture, music, and more.

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Ashley M. Coleman is a writer, author, and music industry executive. While working in the music industry for more than ten years, she also wrote for Essence.com, The Cut, Apartment Therapy, and GRAMMY.com, among others. Her debut novel GOOD MORNING, LOVE was released with Simon & Schuster in June of 2022, and featured in online publications like Joy the Baker, Katie Couric Media, and Bustle’s “The Most Anticipated Books of June 2022.” Recently, she was named a 2023 Torch Literary Arts retreat inaugural fellow.

Her passion, whether working with music makers or writers from marginalized communities, is in creating safe gathering spaces and providing educational opportunities for creatives. In 2017, she launched a community for Black writers and writers of color entitled Permission to Write.