Tag: race
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Holding Space for the Revolution: 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader in 2021
Originally published by Berneta L. Haynes at Evolving Man Project. COVID-19. The social uprising. The Capitol riot. Ongoing police violence. The kids are still in cages, and Biden’s probably going to finish Trump’s border wall. The Derek Chauvin trial. Candace Owens’ edges are still struggling. To say the least, there’s a lot going on. If…
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No, I Will Not Be Watching HBO’s Confederacy and Neither Should You
Here are just a few reasons why HBO’s proposed Confederacy show certainly will not be on my to-watch list: 1) I will not watch any fantasy show about an alternative reality where the Confederacy won the war and slavery was never abolished. Period. It is a thinly veiled white supremacist fantasy cloaked in liberal whyte guilt. I’ll…
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On Writing and Publishing: David Z. Morris and Berneta L. Haynes
Shortly after the release of David Z. Morris’ debut novella, in night we coax things out of hidden shapes, Waking Writer’s editor sat down with him to discuss their writing journeys and the experience of publishing their first books. Berneta: What have you written so far? David: I’ve made my living as a writer, in…
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Just Another Lucky Negro
I Got Lucky, and Here’s Why That’s a Shitty Realization. All I can think when I look around at the persistent cyclical poverty among black folks (in my own family and strangers I’ve encountered walking the streets of every city I’ve ever lived in): I got lucky. I got fucking lucky. And, folks, that is…
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The Demise of Traditional Publishing, and B&N Stores Showcasing Indies…
A long journey to success for local author (Katy Times)
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Diversity in Publishing, and Black Science Fiction…
Diversity In Book Publishing Isn’t Just About Writers — Marketing Matters, Too (NPR)
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