To Writers Struggling With Their Whiteness
“Telling stories of ourselves that offer not comfort but complexity is the way to maintain an honest dialogue.”
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Dear White Publishers
“I would like to be among the crop of Black writers who emerged from the ashes of a torched racist system.”
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Dear White Readers, Gatekeepers, and Members of the Media
“These acts of solidarity are worthless if you are not consistently supporting and standing up for us every single day.”
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To My Precious Black Son
“The list of what you can’t do is endless because I know how quickly #blackboyjoy can become #sayhisname.”
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Hashtag Highlights Anti-Black Bias
The #PublishingPaidMe hashtag highlights anti-Black bias within the publishing industry and opens up the conversation about how editors determine book advances.
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Q&A: Cook’s Activism at Philly Bookshop
The owner of the recently opened Harriett’s Bookshop, which specializes in the work of Black and women authors, talks about the arts as a tool for social change and her vision for the store.
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Dearest Tayari
“Where do Black folks put all this pain? Where do we put all our anger?”
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Dear Black Queer Boy
“You place yourself in the story, and one by one you begin to fill in the holes the world has left behind.”
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Ten Questions for francine j. harris
“I write sporadically and edit often.” —francine j. harris, author of Here Is the Sweet Hand
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Craft Capsule: The Black Bildungsroman
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
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