Ytasha L. Womackis a journalist, a filmmaker, and the coeditor of the award-winning anthologyBeats, Rhymes, and Life.She is the director and producer of several award-winning films, includingThe Engagement,Love Shorts, andTupac. A current guest editor withNV Magazineand frequent contributor toEbony, she is a former editor atUpscaleand former staff writer for theChicago Defender. Her work has appeared in thenbsp;Chicago Tribune,Emerge,nbsp;Essence,Honey,King,VIBE,andXXL,as well as the comic bookDelete.nbsp;Derek T. Dingleis the senior vice president and editor in chief ofBlack Enterprisemagazine.