Sharon Hurley Hall Honored as a Finalist in Caribbean Global Awards Diaspora Literary Impact Category

Author, journalist, and educator Sharon Hurley Hall has been named a Finalist in the Diaspora Literary Impact category in the Caribbean Global Awards, recognizing her contributions to literature, cultural commentary, and conversations shaping the global Caribbean experience. The distinction honors literary voices whose work extends beyond publishing to influence public discourse, deepen understanding, and expand how diaspora … Read more

Life and Business Update

Considering I used to blog for a living, I was pretty shocked when I realised I hadn’t updated this blog since late January 2024. Of course, I’ve been publishing in my newsletter 10 times a month, including a regular behind the scenes update. I’m going to pull a few snippets from a couple of those … Read more

Welcoming 2024 on sharonhh.com

When I came back to this blog to publish the news about moving my newsletter to beehiiv, I realised it had been a full year since I’d published anything here. For someone who used to make her full-time living as a writer, that seems a long time. In fairness, though, I’ve been pretty busy. If … Read more

SARN is now on beehiiv – here are my first impressions

Website overview

Towards the end of 2023, I decided to move my anti-racism newsletter to a new platform. It was because of the decision by Substack’s founders to use some of the money they earned from publishers like me to attract and promote neo-Nazis (yes, actual ones, with the insignia all over their publications and the eugenicist … Read more

It’s Been a Minute – 2022 Recap

Well, this has been a year of highs, lows and in-betweens. Here’s my 2022 recap. Lows and In-Betweens for 2022 The lows were discovering – not really a surprise – that being in charge of diversity, equity and belonging (and doing some pretty groundbreaking work in that role) doesn’t exempt you from experiencing racism at … Read more

Guest on Collective Power Podcast

I was delighted to be Dr. Rita S. Fierro’s guest on the Collective Power podcast. In this episode, I talk about the anti-racism work I’m doing through my newsletter and Diverse Leaders Group, and much more. Here’s the Collective Power podcast episode: And here are the show notes.