Still trying to process everything from Ocean Vuong’s brilliant talk that capped off a soul-stirring #AALitFest. ❤️ “Thank you, not for making my dream come true, but for giving me a reality I did not know I could dream.”

🚨 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION for the KWELI COLOR OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CONFERENCE ends TOMORROW (11/15)! #Kweli19 @kwelijournal

It’s THE BEST, but in case u need convincing (which you shouldn’t), here’s a thread of all the out of this world presenters:

kwelijournal.org/the-color-of-c… Note: I learned last year that the list of luminaries is so impressive that this is going to take a while, so bear with me. 😉 #Kweli19