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Happy Book Birthday to these fantastic Black authors!! We can't wait to get our hands on all of these new releases! @rosiesrambles@byleahjohnson @BCMorrow @museummammy
We need your voice! SinC has extended the deadline for the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award deadline to JUNE 22ND!
$2,000 for emerging writer of color for any professional development - Online classes! Retreats! Apply now!
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"White supremacy, whether internalized or not, pervades every interaction within marginalized communities in this way, pitting one ethnic group against another so we can, in essence, cancel each other out." https://t.co/cR6XXWaRjP
For those wondering why you never heard about events like the Tulsa Massacre, Black Wall Street, and the Silent Protest, just remember that people have actively worked for generations to exclude this information from American history books.
Black-owned Businesses in MoCo: A Thread
We realize that this does not cover all Black-owned businesses in our community, so please feel free to comment with any that we might have missed (or if you notice anything that should be corrected).
You loved Michelle Obama's Becoming, but what to read next? Join us in exploring NoveList Plus, a reading reccomandation service provided to you by MCPL. More info here: https://t.co/wrlkIP9cFM
With over 3.5m copies sold in the UK, @adeleparks is a phenomenon, and her latest novel Just My Luck hit the top spot again. She tells us how it all began with her grandfather paying her 50p for her stories. LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/eMRZwUlTtU
On this week’s podcast, best-selling author @writermels tells us why she never gave up after twelve years of rejection and how publishing her first book changed everything. LISTEN NOW: https://t.co/f70pO0CU6z
Gigi Pandian (@GigiPandian) reads from The Alchemist's Illusion (@midnightinkbook), nominated for The G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. #Edgars2020
Lauren Wilkinson (@thrillkinson) reads from American Spy (@penguinrandom@randomhouse), nominated for the 2020 Best First Novel By an American Author award. #edgars2020