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    Mar 30

    New : So thrilled to chat with , author of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. It’s her debut novel, and a story that inspired her to make the leap from journalist and media executive to author.

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  2. Jul 29

    Congrats to , a brilliant editor and writer. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

    We are thrilled to formally announce that Danielle A. Jackson () will serve as editor of the Oxford American. In an interview with , Jackson shared her multifaceted vision for the magazine’s future. Read the full Q&A below!
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    Jul 27

    I was diagnosed with severe ADHD while still in school, many young girls and POC are not able to get this crucial diagnoses, which affects their ability to get proper treatment. Great piece by

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    Jul 22

    Solidarity with , one of the strongest people I know, as she seeks to make sure other survivors won't face the discrimination she did:

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    Jul 19

    Fast forward about a century: When Breai Mason-Campbell arrived at Harvard, she met visiting professor Dr. Walter Fluker, who was also working at College. (Yep, same Morehouse.) In Episode 127, Breai describes Dr. Fluker as her "ocean lifeguard."

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    Jul 14

    Big news: THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV is in the running to be the pick! Exciting! But I need your vote (or, better yet, several of them)! Vote early and often starting now through Sunday. Here’s why…

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    Jul 13

    Hi ! I'm Christina Chung, a Taiwanese-Hongkonger-American illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. I love telling powerful stories through illustration. 🌱 🌿 [email protected] 🍃

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    Jul 6

    Here is my full statement about my decision to decline tenure at UNC Chapel Hill and instead accept the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Reporting at .

    "I have never asked for special treatment. I did not seek it here. All I asked was to be judged by my credentials and treated fairly and equally." ' official statement on declining the tenure offer from UNC Chapel Hill:
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    Jul 1

    Thanks to and , 75 copies of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies are currently en route to prisons.

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  10. Jun 15

    This is a must-listen. Thank you for sharing your family's story.

    I’m an immigration reporter for the . I’ve covered family separations for more than a decade. Usually, I’m telling someone else’s story. This time I’m telling mine. Huge thank you to & everyone for handling my story with such care.
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    Jun 15

    I wrote about my father, for only the second time ever.

    Fanciers credit their birds with being "solace, meditative, almost a spiritual aspect to inner peace, because the Black man has so much to deal with." After reading about Norwood’s pigeon protégées, asks: "Did my father ever know peace?"
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    Jun 12

    I hope my family’s story will resonate with many in the Latin American diaspora. Family separations can impact a family for generations. Here’s a story about me, my sister & mom. Thanks & for your support.

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    Jun 9

    🗣 OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! I’m looking for a new voice to contribute a short story to the YA anthology COOL. AWKWARD. BLACK. Unpublished and unagented Black writers send me your stories! Submissions open on June 15th. Full details here: .

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    Jun 3

    Happy to announce has partnered with WordPress VIP to help more publishers save time and effort while paying freelancers. More than 40% of the web is built on .

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  15. May 28

    Tweeting this so I commit.

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    May 27

    Three wonderful autistic books coming this summer!!! It makes my heart happy knowing the diversity of autistic literature, written by incredible minds is continuing to grow! Look out for & !!

    I have a book about growing up undiagnosed autistic coming out in less than a month (details in bio & pinned tweet) but there are two other autism-related books I want to shout out that are coming out this summer! 1/
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  17. May 26

    Exciting news, congrats !

    Publishing has changed more in the last year than during most of my career and now, , with her editor, , is set to change it some more. Extraordinary news. My congratulations—and thanks— to them both.
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    May 25

    👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

    Are you an editor, writer, or fan of a story collection being published this year? Make sure it gets submitted to The Story Prize! The deadline for books published from January through June 2021 is July 15. The deadline the second half of the year will be Nov. 15.
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    May 24

    Between 2001-2010, I was rejected by nearly every agent & publisher in NYC. They imagined no readership for my work generally & specifically no readership for a meta-fictive book about the ways Black children in Mississippi creatively grieve across generations. They were wrong.

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    May 25

    He was not just a victim. His death was not just a catalyst for activism and protests. was a man. A father. A brother. A friend. His life mattered. Sending love & light to his family and loved ones today.

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    May 24

    Capital B is hiring! We’re looking for an editorial director to join our founding leadership team to help us launch a first-of-its-kind local/national news nonprofit for Black audiences.

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