The Tribe

​Courtney “CB” McFadden is a Black American writer, educator, entrepreneur, nurse, and hospital administrator committed to living a life of service in her community. Despite her diverse resume and myriad of titles, she is first and foremost a reader. As a literary scholar and former English teacher, Courtney, a “constant reader,” grew up studying the classics, and searching for a glimpse of herself and the Black American experience on the pages of every book and story she devoured.  To her disappointment, there continues to be an absence of representation in the mainstream; thus, she endeavors to write the stories and scripts she wants to read, watch, and hear.

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Courtney has written several free-lance articles for Durham's Indy Week (formerly The Independent). She acted as a staff writer and editor for the now defunct blog B-Girl South, and she continues to lend her writing and editing skills to several on-going medical and media projects.  

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At the Griot’s Nest, Courtney seeks to be a primary source that brings real world knowledge and lived experience from the front lines and the collective conscience of the culture she represents, as well as the stories they seek to tell. No matter the creative medium, whether film, prose, poetry, digital or social media, Courtney is committed to creating a cannon “for the culture by the culture.” 

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For it is a peculiar thing to be seen as Black and a woman; Black and an American; Black and a scholar; Black and a writer; Black and a reader; Black and a healer; yet, here I am standing at the crossroads of intersectionality, whole, seeking to be your bard.