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Black Librarians are Superheroes: From Spider-Woman to Mychal Threets
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Black Librarians are Superheroes: From Spider-Woman to Mychal Threets
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In honor of National Librarian Appreciation Day, check out these four Black librarians whose work merits special recognition, from a Marvel superhero, to the hero who decolonized the Dewey Decimal system. These Black librarians deserve all the praise.

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The Paradox of Jessie Redmon Fauset: The Most Prolific and Most Forgotten Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance
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The Paradox of Jessie Redmon Fauset: The Most Prolific and Most Forgotten Novelist of the Harlem Renaissance
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Who Was Jessie Redmon Fauset and why don’t you know her name? Jessie Redmon Fauset was the most prolific novelist of the Harlem Renaissance, and yet she is probably the most overlooked and under-appreciated writer. Find out why and how we can change her literary legacy.

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BIPOC Book News: Willow Smith is a “Novelist,” Tabitha Brown Shouts Out Her Ghostwriter, & A Black-Owned Bookstore Can’t Breathe
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BIPOC Book News: Willow Smith is a “Novelist,” Tabitha Brown Shouts Out Her Ghostwriter, & A Black-Owned Bookstore Can’t Breathe
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This week’s installment of BIPOC book news includes updates about Willow Smith and her first novel, Tabitha Brown and her literary angel, and a Black-owned children’s bookstore that can’t breathe because of death threats.

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An Honest Review of Ours by Phillip B. Williams
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An Honest Review of Ours by Phillip B. Williams
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An honest review of Ours by Phillip B. Williams. Heralded as one of the most anticipated books of 2024, Ours definitely lives up to the hype, with satisfying revisionist history and witchy vibes, but it’s not going to be for everyone.

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My name is Lori L. Tharps. I am an author and a creative writing coach who helps BIPOC writers get their words out into the world.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”

— Maya Angelou