SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES
ESSENCE
Dear New Orleans (Cover Story + E. Buckles Film)
A Love Letter to Black Women Seeking Rebirth
i-D MAGAZINE
Becoming Solange (Cover Story)
Profiling Solange Knowles
VIOLET MAGAZINE — ISSUE 14
I Am Because We Are (Cover Story)
Interview with Cassi Namoda
SCALAWAG MAGAZINE
Freedom and Black Womanhood
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Higher Heights × Phenomenal: #BlackWomenVote. (Co-written with Cleo Wade)
SELF-PUBLISHED
Black Women Are For Grown Ups (Chapbook)
Archived at the Amistad Research Center
SAINT HERON
Home is Where The Hatred Is: A Free Black Woman’s Lamentation (Essay) Stevona Elem-Rogers to Host Lecture on Black Womanhood at Xavier University Stevona Elem-Rogers Launches First Black Women’s Literature Little Free Library
REFINERY29
“20 Black Women You Should Know: The Writer, Stevona Elem-Rogers”
BIRMINGHAM TIMES
Educator With the Earnest Ear and Courageous Pen
2 DOPE QUEENS (WNYC Studios)
Episode: “Black Women Are Grown Ups”
Featuring LeVar Burton discussing and wearing the BWAFGU shirt
ELLE MAGAZINE
“9 Writers Share the Best Thing They Read on the Internet”
HUFFPOST
Their Eyes Were Watching #BlackWomenAreForGrownUps
AURATE
Women Raising the Bar: Stevona Elem-Rogers
BUZZFEED
These Shirts Define Black Pride
REVOLT TV
Black News: We Won’t Break
THE GOOD TRADE
“13 Black Women Share What Self-Care Means to Them”
THE TEXTURE LOUNGE (Podcast)
Black Women Are For Grown Ups
SELECTED TALKS & CONVERSATIONS
SAINT HERON
“Roll Back, Say That” New Orleans”
Featuring Janelle Monáe, Corinne Bailey Rae, Trombone Shorty, Cleo Wade, DJ Soul Sister
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers
ESSENCE × AFROPUNK — BLKTOPIA Panel
Brewing Change: Coffee Conversations
Featuring Rashad Robinson, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Stevona Elem-Rogers
Moderated by Lynae Vanee
ESSENCE — Artist Panel
Dear New Orleans Film + Artist Talk
Featuring Edward Buckles Jr. and Stevona Elem-Rogers
Moderated by Corey Stokes
HIGHLANDER X ART BASEL - A VinyL Experience
“Mind if I Play You Something For you?
Featuring Kelela & Stevona Elem-Rogers
Curated + Moderated by Amber Abundance
ACE HOTEL — Gallery Exhibition Opening
Artist Talk with Maxine Walters and Shaggy
ACE HOTEL — Gallery Exhibition Opening
Artist Talk with phlegm
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER (CAC)
Truthfully Amongst Ourselves
A BWAFGU Chapbook Reading & Conversation with Whitney Mitchell
CLEO WADE — “Remember Love” Book Tour
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers & Nicole Richie
GLORY EDIM — “Gather Me” Book Tour
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers
JUANITA TOLLIVER — “A More Perfect Party” Book Tour
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers
BLK MKT VINTAGE — “Reclaiming Objects and Curiosities” Book Tour
Moderated by Stevona Elem-Rogers
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP — PRESS & FEATURES
CHALKBEAT
New Orleans, 20 Years After Katrina: Educators Still Feel the Pain of Loss
ROLLING OUT
BE NOLA Builds Black Brilliance
BLACK ENTERPRISE
Black Education in New Orleans Works to Rebuild the Learning Pipeline
Digital Syllabus Chronicles New Orleans’ Black Education History
WORD IN BLACK
This Non-Profit is Bringing Back Black Teachers to New Orleans
BIZ NEW ORLEANS
BE NOLA Announces 5th Annual Education Summit
EDNC (Education NC)
Black Is Brilliant Summit: Educators Reflect on the Impact of Natural Disasters
NPR / WWNO — New Orleans Public Radio
Black Educators Will Party This Weekend — And This Year, Everyone’s Invited
NPR / KPBS
A “College for All” Push Thrived in New Orleans After Katrina. It Wasn’t for Everyone
FORBES
There’s a Black Teacher Shortage. Here’s Why It Matters
NOLA.COM
BE NOLA Launches Paid Fellowship for Black Teachers Black Brilliance Campaign launches to highlight Black-led charter schools in New Orleans
THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY
Digital Syllabus Aims to Spark Change in Black Education.
TEACH THE BABIES PODCAST
Standing on Business in NOLA with Stevie and Drin