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THIS IS A PERFECT ILLUSTRATION OF SEVERAL SYSTEMATIC RACISM-FUELED FAILURES HAPPENING ALL AT ONCE. Allow me to explain:
Black people are statistically more likely to get rejected by banks for loans for homes and businesses = less black owned businesses, including book stores.
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Black authors are less likely to be published for SEVERAL reasons including #publishingsowhite = less black-authored books. Also see:
1. On #Publishingsowhite and Why Race in Publishing Matters: A Thread.
So I literally turned in my book on cultural appropriation to my editors yesterday. This is a very small sample of what I wrote re: American Dirt.
So I literally turned in my book on cultural appropriation to my editors yesterday. This is a very small sample of what I wrote re: American Dirt.
2. ""Researchers at the Stanford University Literary Lab discovered that not only does 86 percent of the publishing industry identify as White, but both book acquisition rates and book advances are lower for writers of color because publishers don’t consider their target audience
3. significant enough to generate popular interest. This assessment is based on the fact that the majority of “comps” or “comparative” titles editors use to determine a publication’s market value are White-authored.
This is the email I wake up to from one of the longest sitting board members of the national literary organization I am in. This is why #publishingsowhite #PublishingPaidMe #bookcriticismsowhite #BookReviewingsowhite 
This is the person who is directly deciding what books win prizes, what books get reviewed and who reviews books. This directly affects how much money authors can negotiate for their next book. This is why #publishingsowhite matters. #BookReviewingsowhite
