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Janelle Harris Dixon
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Writer, editor and storyteller. I have a lot of shoes and opinions.
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This Black Woman Just Got a New Executive Role in Publishing—Here’s Why That Matters to the Industry
Before “diversity and inclusion” were buzzwords and hashtags, Monique Patterson had been actualizing them in the…
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On the social media surface, the country is engaged in a big embrace of Blackness. Companies vowing to hire and…
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It’s no secret that in recent years, the Young Adult—or “YA”—book category has been booming. But not everyone who…
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If there was ever a time to cocoon yourself in the escapism and solace of books, it’s been this three-quarter year…
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Nicole Russell discovered the power of paper tearing by serendipitous accident. A few years ago, when her younger…
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For Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie fans, it’s been a long seven years since Americanah, her last novel, and winner of the…
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There are books that make you feel great admiration for a woman’s work, books that spark the impetus to tackle an…
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Every other month, I go to the Books for International Goodwill sale in Annapolis, Md. It starts at 8 am and I’m an…
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If you’ve never been Black surrounded by a constant overwhelm of White—at school, your place of work, in your…
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Black talent got a prestigious shout-out when the 2020 finalists for the National Book Awards were announced on…
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Pages worth of protest may be sitting right on your bookshelves. This October kicked off during Banned Books Week,…
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Last Tuesday, there were several ways you could have spent your 7 pm hour in the Eastern Standard Time…
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In 2001, when the Library of Congress’ inaugural National Book Festival kicked off in Washington, D.C., some 50…
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Cole Brown has lived his entire 24 years of life at the intersection of privilege and Blackness. The son of a…
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OK, so let’s articulate the obvious: There will be no tents or stages at the Schomburg Literary Festival this year.…
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If we’ve learned anything over these past few months, it’s that leadership matters.
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In the predawn quiet before the world reanimated itself, my phone lit up, announcing an incoming call from a friend…
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Weeks ago, as social media alerts from Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department ignited an outcry about the…
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There’s a young woman who lives on the first floor of my apartment building. She’s cute, probably in her mid-20s,…