troublemaker
I met Ruben Brosbe a few years ago and knew right away that he was…
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black and (jet)blue
What did I do to be so black and blue? “Do the best you can…
Making Our Own Market @ The Brown Bookshelf
For Children’s Book Week (May 12-18) The Brown Bookshelf is featuring different Black authors as…
no equity, no justice
I haven’t said much publicly about the #weneeddiversebooks campaign but I took a moment last…
Discussing the Diversity Gap on The Debrief with David Ushery
I had a surreal experience today: I went to WNBC’s studio and saw the newscasters…
2013 African American Fiction for Teens
It’s that time of year again! Edi Campbell kindly gave me her list of 2013…
worth a thousand words…
I saw this illustration on Facebook today and just had to share. It’s on illustrator…
shiver
The only good thing about having a summer cold during a heat wave is that…
The 16 Percent: Social Norms, Bullying, and Neurodiversity
As promised, author Lyn Miller-Lachmann is back with a guest post on bullying—an issue addressed…
day of the dead
There’s a reading tonight hosted by the Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) but I was simply too tired…