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Book Review: ‘The Boyfriend Project’ by Farrah Rochon The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon My rating: 4 of 5 stars *Given an advanced reading copy from the publisher Read More
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Book Review: ‘Trailblazer’ by Dorothy Butler Gilliam Trailblazer: A Pioneering Journalist’s Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America by Dorothy Butler Gilliam is a fascinating Read More
Book Review: ‘My Sister, the Serial Killer’ by Oyinkan Braithwaite My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite My rating: 4 of 5 stars My Sister, the Serial Killer by Read More
Book Review: ‘Such a Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid My rating: 3 of 5 stars Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Read More
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Author Dhonielle Clayton Says Students Called Her a Racial Slur on Zoom The Belles author and We Need Diverse Books chief operating officer Dhonielle Clayton says she was called the n-word several Read More
Book Review: ‘The Revisioners’ by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Well, she’s coming over a bit,” I say. Read More
Black Fantasy YA Authors Discuss How They Are Revolutionizing the Genre Up-and-coming Black fantasy young adult authors convened on a YouTube video chat hosted by Black Girls Create to go deeper Read More
When Maya Angelou Shared Her Wisdom on ‘Moesha’ In honor of Dr. Maya Angelou’s 92nd birthday, she lit will analyze the master storyteller’s unforgettable appearance on the 1990s Black girl Read More
The Free Black Women’s Library Is Fighting Ban on Facebook, Instagram Update: As of Friday morning, The Free Black Women’s Library founder Ola Ronke tweeted that the organization’s Facebook and Instagram Read More
African American and Asian American Women Writers Show Support for Elizabeth Warren Prior to Super Tuesday, a group of women writers of color expressed their support for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for Read More
