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I'm trying not to sob at my desk at work. My name is on this list. I will be working with the stunning @AdalynGrace_
Yes, I'm dead from happiness. #authormentormatch #ammfam
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Reminder to white people:
You will continue to mess up re racism. So continue to be teachable, open to correction from POC, and vigilantly monitor yourself for defensiveness and white fragility.
You never "arrive" as an ally, you must continually *practice* allyship.
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White people:
We gotta talk about burn out. You aren’t conditioned to be thinking about race this much because of your privilege. We need you to do all you’re doing today, tomorrow, and until the end of time.
Let’s talk about ways to focus on current & systemic change.
👇🏽
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Do you want to support Black creatives but have no money? Request books by Black authors at your local public library! It's free, supports Black authors, and provides diverse stories for young readers. May I suggest starting with @rosiesrambles's A Song of Wraiths and Ruin?
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please don’t let up. please keep donating and raising money. please keep signing petitions. please keep educating the people around you. please..don’t stop talking about blm because it’s not “trending” anymore. please don’t stop fighting. please.
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In case you missed it, check out this giveaway for some incredible Black speculative fiction 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
Let's do a giveaway that highlights Black writers. RT/F @fiyahlitmag and I'll pick ten (10) winners who will receive the July 1st issue.
AND, one lucky winner will receive a year's subscription and a t-shirt.
DOUBLE AND, if you're about it, you donate!
fiyahlitmag.com/support-us/
I forgot to include “Notes from the Field” in my list of resources yesterday. It’s on HBO but I also discovered they have it now available on YouTube. It is written by and starring Anna Deavere Smith. Notes From The Field: Full Film | HBO youtu.be/r3uVnftc_Vo
An excellent dive into improving empathy through reading.
"For anyone with any amount of privilege, the act of sitting down and looking through the lens of someone different is a direct path to empathy. " rewire.org/diversity-reading…
Alexandra VanHorn 🦇 retweeted
Also if non-Black parents would just talk to their kids about what is happening and EXPLAIN what that pause of broadcasting meant, maybe the kids would freaking get it. Black kids don't have the luxury of being blissfully ignorant about this, neither should your kids.
Boosting!
We are still accepting Walter Grant applications! WNDB will award 10 grants of $2000 each to unpublished diverse writers and illustrators. Submission guidelines: ow.ly/qz4150zU76g
If you, like me, have been struggling to find the right thing to say and realize you still have so much more work to do to understand your own privilege, use it as fuel to learn, listen, and do better. The journey never stops. Not next week. Not 10 years from now. Not ever. (1/4)
I challenge you to start that journey today. Here are just a few resources to help you begin:
-How to Be an Antiracist (Book)- Ibram X. Kendi ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an…
-Seeing White (Podcast) - John Biewen & Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika sceneonradio.org/seeing-whit…
(3/4)
Alexandra VanHorn 🦇 retweeted
happy pride month y’all !! dont forget that marsha p. johnson, a black trans woman, threw the first brick at stonewall and spent most of her life advocating for lgbt rights. the community would not be here without her so as you’re celebrating this month, remember her !!
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Published authors, if any of you would like to mentor some of the 2020/21 Black YA authors, please DM me. Lifting Black voices and stories is needed at this time. Thank you so much to those who have volunteered ❤️
Hey folks! Please consider donating to honor George Floyd. I know money is tight for many who have lost their jobs recently so if you can’t donate money, you can send cards to his loved ones. Official George Floyd Memorial Fund gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd?u…
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Covid is still really and I want y’all to be safe! For those at protests, a few tips from a nurse after attending last night: bring an extra mask. Yours will get hot and sweaty so switching it out halfway through is smart. If you have a cloth mask throw a bandana on top too!