Posts tagged Black Life
What This 6-Figure "Black Lives Matter" Book Deal Taught Me
What This 6-Figure "Black Lives Matter" Book Deal Taught Me

A young lady recently started a bidding war for her debut novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Not only did she secure a 6-figre publishing deal, but her novel is being turned into a movie. Here are a couple of things this story taught me that I believe will inspire you.

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Issa Rae's Story & The Importance Of YOUR Black Girl Story
Issa Rae's Story & The Importance Of YOUR Black Girl Story

It was in this moment of despair that Rae, upon drawing in her journal, that she inscribed the words "I'm awkward. And Black". It's these words, and how they contradicted the black women generally portrayed...

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