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In Verde Arzu's powerful second novel, Promise Keeper, Chandon Kilpatrick enters Franklin University, a historically Black college, with a quiet vow: to live life on her own terms-not her grandfather's, not the world's, just her own. But one heated argument with Corey-the sharp-tongued president...

Taylor has room for exactly two things in her life: improving her performance as a college basketball player and maintaining the grades she needs to stay on the team and someday play in the WNBA. But when she meets the beautiful and confident Melony, Taylor's whole way of life is called into question.

Welcome to Verde's Folding Chair! A podcast about making space at the table for Black, womxn, indpendent writers, queer folk, and marginalized people. Verde's Folding Chair is about making space for our voices, existence and lived experiences. Zora Neale Hurston said, "If you're silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." This podcast is the opposite of silent. Come on and bring your folding chairs and pull up at the table! I promise to make space for you, Rainbow Peeps & Friends!