How did we get to the point of fighting our way into the literary world as Black writers, seeking out mentors only to be confronted by the damaged and traumatized souls of the Black folk who tread before us? By M Shelly Conner I was excited to hear from Deborah Ann Jenkins (a pseudonym for...
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N.K. Jemisin’s Third Hugo Win Should End the White Boy Era Of Sci-Fi
The gatekeepers of publishing keep marginalized people from getting their work out there. Jemisin is proof that this practice needs to end. N.K. Jemisin just won her third Hugo award in a row accomplishing something that no other author in history has done. This wasn’t a fluke, this wasn’t a one off, Jemisin is proving...
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Mirroring Society, White Anxiety Reigns Supreme Within The Literary World
Why is it so important to so many white artists that they maintain the right to be offensive to people disempowered relative to them? By Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Novelist and commentator Kaitlyn Greenidge made a powerful argument in the New York Times last year that we don’t have to write what we know, but we...
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BGD Blog Helped Me Embrace Being A Queer Nerd of Color
In a time where queer people of color are in more danger than ever, BGD Blog showed you can give the status quo a middle finger and create a megaphone to speak out and thrive. By Latonya Pennington On July 31, the website BGD came to an end after five and half years of publishing content....