"Up Ziggy" * by OWA

"Young Pugilist" * by Alonzo Knowles

"Shoppin' for N.I.G.G.A.S." by Garlia Cornelia Jones

"Fully Committed", a television script by Almeria Campell

"Bonfire Night" * by Joan Baker

"High Five" * by Angela Hanks

"A Family's Play" * by Shawn Luckey 

*An excerpt was read*

“The Unanswered Question” by Tiffane Henry

“My Own Obama” by Garlia Cornelia Jones

“A Day in the Age of Obama” by Patricia Marie Jones

“The Bus Stop Conversation” by Raymond Jordan

“Back 2 Reality” by Shaun Neblett

“Free Mumia” by Marquis Smalls

CHERRYS by Deborah Goodwin

ILLMATIC by Shaun Neblett