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Literature

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How Black kids reclaimed the whitewashed world of 1920's children's literature

by Paige Gray February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
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Meet the Southern librarians fighting for racial justice and truth-telling

by Jason Christian December 29, 2020January 11, 2021
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Exits from solitude—Poems we need right now

by Alysia Nicole Harris November 27, 2020December 3, 2020
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Perspectives on incarceration and abolition you should be listening to

by Alysia Nicole Harris August 21, 2020March 15, 2022
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Happy Birthday Alice Walker: Eatonton Georgia welcomes famous author home

by Ra Malika Imhotep February 12, 2020September 16, 2020
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Our Toni

by W.J. Lofton December 11, 2019October 1, 2020
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Blount County remembers Cormac McCarthy and looks towards its literary future

by Lou Murrey December 2, 2019September 16, 2020
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Talking Race, with Rules: Q&A with Ijeoma Oluo

by Ariel Felton November 11, 2019October 1, 2020
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Black Body As Told By The Stirrups

by Xandria Phillips February 18, 2019September 16, 2020
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The Occasional Poet: An Interview with Nikky Finney

by Scalawag Editors January 7, 2019April 16, 2021
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Poems by Andrea Beltran and MJ Santiago

by Andrea Beltran and MJ Santiago January 7, 2019December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Two Poems by mónica teresa ortiz

by mónica teresa ortiz November 26, 2018April 7, 2021
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Poems by MJ Santiago and Andres Rojas

by MJ Santiago and Andres Rojas November 12, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Poems by Amanda Rodriguez and Steven Leyva

by Steven Leyva and Amanda Rodriguez October 22, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing:' Poems by Maria Esquinca and Maria Vargas

by Maria Vargas and Maria Esquinca October 15, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Poems by Alex Quintanilla and Christopher Martinez

by Alex Quintanilla and Christopher Martinez October 8, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Poems by Maria Lucas and Ariana Brown

by Ariana Brown and Maria Lucas October 1, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Family Poems by Steven Leyva and Guillermo Cancio-Bello

by Steven Leyva and Guillermo Cancio-Bello September 24, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Poems by Emily Perez and Aline Mello

by Aline Mello and Emily Perez September 17, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Poetry by Andrea Beltran and Iliana Rocha

by Andrea Beltran and Iliana Rocha September 10, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Two Poems by Ariel Francisco

by Ariel Francisco September 3, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Prose and Poetry by RJ Robles and Lauren Espinoza

by Lauren Espinoza and RJ Robles August 22, 2018December 3, 2020
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'This Work Will Take Dancing': Two poems by Iliana Rocha and Aline Mello

by Iliana Rocha and Aline Mello August 9, 2018December 3, 2020
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"This Work Will Take Dancing": Introducing a Collection of Latinx Poetry from the Southern U.S.

by Suzi F. Garcia August 7, 2018November 16, 2022
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Becca Stevens's queen power

by John Whitaker July 17, 2018September 16, 2020
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Three Poems by Kay Billie Oakes

by Kay Billie Oakes July 4, 2018December 3, 2020
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Club Evolution

by Brit Blalock June 27, 2018September 16, 2020
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New Year's Revolution

by E Martinez June 20, 2018September 16, 2020
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Will Go On

by Sarah Donnell June 13, 2018September 16, 2020
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body smoke

by W.J. Lofton June 6, 2018September 16, 2020

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