I signed! I have an agent! There will be more details in another post, but for now, please enjoy this wonderful announcement from the Transatlantic Literary Agency!
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Remembering our successes
We tend, especially we women, to focus on the negative so much that we forget our personal successes. There could be a number of reasons why, but that’s not the focus today. I’ve been beating myself up particularly viciously for not being more consistent here, and in my personal goals (working on my novels, physical…
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Angela’s Story
Ask three people about Angela Davis, and you’ll probably get four or five different descriptions. Feminist? Communist? Criminal? Scholar? Vice Presidential Candidate? If nothing else, she’s a #blaxit superstar. Her escape and the wisdom she brought back had a powerful impact on societal discourse in the United States. Born black and female in Birmingham,…
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Best Writing from Black Writers – Medium
This popped up in my inbox this morning and I stopped what I was doing to read it immediately. I strongly suggest you do the same for personal inspiration and the opportunity to support some own voices: Best Writing from Black Writers in 2016. View at Medium.com
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Black Girl
I don’t like talking about race. I’ve always wanted to be seen for what I am: an individual, just a person. I have never wanted to be defined by my exterior. But, for most of my life, the outside world has constantly and consistently reduced me to my exterior in just about every interaction. I…
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Josephine’s Story
image credits: mental floss, you plus me equals, bowery boys history Ernest Hemingway called her “the most sensational woman anyone ever saw”. Time Magazine called her a “Negro wench”. Most people just call her Josephine Baker. After leaving the US at 19, she rose to fame in the City of Lights, eventually becoming the…
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Gia de Cadenet 