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8 Jan, 6 tweets, 6 min read
Guess what came yesterday!

I opened the box on my kitchen table next to my family wall, where pictures of ancestors and beloved family remind me who I am every day.

30 yrs of research
4 yrs of writing

#fortunebook @BrazosPress #truthtelling #reparations #belovedcommunity

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Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World—And How To Repair It All is a gift to the generations before and the generations to come.

#fortunebook FortuneBook.us

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I gave first copy to my mother, Sharon Lawrence Harper, an incredible writer in her own right. She’s been my partner in this family research journey and is the one who discovered our likely connection to Fortune Game/Magee.

#FortuneBook @BrazosPress FortuneBook.us

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In #FortuneBook my family’s stories intertwine with the story of America. Laws, policies and norms of the times shaped futures and fortunes of generations. Understand what is at stake in our present moment and consider the path to repair.

FortuneBook.us

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In one month you will be able to open these pages and join us on the journey to repair. #blackfortunemonth

lisasharonharper.com/blackfortunemo…

#FortuneBook

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In the meantime, preorder at FortuneBook.us!

Special thanks @BrazosPress team who matched my passion with their own and crafted an absolutely beautiful book—inside and out!

Back cover 📷 @joycherie
Cover graphic and family tree by Adolfo Valle Studio #deepbows

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#Drumroll Today I revealed the cover of my next book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World—And How To Repair It All!!! (forthcoming @BrazosPress Feb 8, 2022)

Pre-order now: lisasharonharper.com/fortune/

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Dr. Keller, @timkellernyc, I request this in love. Please list ALL of the times you have spoken out, written or taken action against voting for White Christian Nationalism over the past 40 years.
You seem to have had a major epiphany in 2020. Good.

Your commentary over the past 365 days has been helpful. Thank you for it.
But, sir @timkellernyc, you lack one thing. To be well w/ your Black/Brown neighbors whose cries for help against political oppression you largely ignored over the previous 39 yrs, you must CONFESS your sin of omission. You omitted their oppression from you circle of concern.
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In VA House of Burgess wanted to solve the riddle: What is status of mixed race children (products of white masters raping enslaved women).

MD Legislature wanted to stop flood of white immigrant women from falling in love and marrying enslaved African men...

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