The name "BOMBS" does not suggest militarism nor violence. Rather, it is an acronym for Betting On My Black Self, founded in 2023 as a response to the gatekeeping specific to the Big Five publishers. BOMBS Publishing is a Black, woman-owned and operated press dedicated to supporting other Black women writers who need a publisher to "bet on" them and their creative works. In the spirit of Audre Lorde's Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press (1980), Alice Walker's Wild Flower Press (1984), and Alexis De Veaux's Diva Enterprises (1980), BOMBS Publishing positions itself as a contributor to the Black literary tradition and celebrates the voices of Black women writers.