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@kaitfeldmann @CCBCwisc 1/ A THREAD:
I tend not to respond, but maybe it is time I shed some light on this post and my assessment of lack of BIPOC in Kidlit. I am speaking as a #BlackCreator and #PictureBook writer.
This is not throwing shade at agents, or editors...
I tend not to respond, but maybe it is time I shed some light on this post and my assessment of lack of BIPOC in Kidlit. I am speaking as a #BlackCreator and #PictureBook writer.
This is not throwing shade at agents, or editors...
@kaitfeldmann @CCBCwisc 2/ I remember I was told that I will not get published because I do not write picture books the right way. What does that mean? It means, I do not write "The White Way," which is the character tries three times and fail.
I write stories. To get books in front of editors in...
I write stories. To get books in front of editors in...
@kaitfeldmann @CCBCwisc 3/ "THE BIG HOUSE," you have to go through agents. Many agents say, "I didn't connect with the story," or "The voice is not authentic," or "I pass because it is not what publishers want." Then you ask an editor what they want and they reply, "I know when I see it."...
Have you ever listened to a black woman in America explain what the Movement for Black Liberation is all about? Be honest! Have you? Here's your opportunity. Presented by me, Mr. #ProfessionalVirtueSignaler Part 1/?
Part 2
Part 3 w/ Dominique Hazzard w/ @BlackYouthProj
I slept on it. Prayed on it. And I think it’s my time to share my story.
Some of you might know me from my work at Refinery29, where I largely wrote about Black beauty. A lot of you don’t know the story behind those stories. (Thread) #blackatR29
I was hired as a Beauty Writer in 2017… a “natural hair writer,” specifically, is what I was told during my interviews. I was too young and too eager to realize that I was signing up to be tokenized.
We're highlighting some extraordinary new books by Black authors that need to be on your radar. Buy them, or request them from your local library. Read them! Give them as gifts! Tell a friend about them! Follow the authors -- they will be your new favorites. #AmplifyBlackVoices
SAY HER NAME by @zettaelliott is subtitled "Poems to Inspire" -- and every beautiful page of this book, illustrated by @LoveisWise_, WILL inspire, as it's filled with anger, joy, resistance, strength, and Black Girl Magic. For teens and grownups. Out now!
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BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by @AngelaJoyBlog, illustrated by @imaroxburygirl, is a gorgeous picture book celebration of Black culture, Black history, Black people. It's stunning, and great to share with all ages.
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