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Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?

The 2016 film, Moonlight, is about Chiron — a black boy gradually becoming a man in America’s ghettos — coming to terms with his sexuality in three chapters. Even two years after its release, there is a scene in it that still reaches me. Young Chiron is dealing with the…

LGBTQ

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Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?
Who Loved Gay Black Boys Before Moonlight?
LGBTQ

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On Signing My First Book Deal

Only a few months ago, my outlook on the creative and art world was bleak. I was in muddy waters with my manuscript that had been on submissions for six months. I turned down a book offer from an editor that I’m pretty sure hadn’t even read the book. I…

Writing

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On Signing My First Book Deal
On Signing My First Book Deal
Writing

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The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships

Four legendary creative collaborations — The first time I knew my words had triggered something deep in someone was when I finished a two-week summer writers workshop when I was 15. I climbed into my mother’s car, read her one of my poems, and watched her face change as she heard it. …

Black History Month

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The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships
The History and Power of Queer Black Friendships
Black History Month

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Mar 15

The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child

It was after my book event in Toronto when my conversation partner invited me with some of his friends for drinks at a nearby bar. …

Writing

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The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child
The Unexpected Gift: How a Book Event Helped Heal My Inner Child
Writing

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Feb 9

How creators and artists are commemorating James Baldwin in the internet age

Over the past few years, there has been a much-needed resurgence of writer James Baldwin’s significance in the cultural landscape of the U.S. …

James Baldwin

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How creators and artists are commemorating James Baldwin in the internet age
How creators and artists are commemorating James Baldwin in the internet age
James Baldwin

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Jan 10

How To Start And Finish A Novel This Year

Writing a novel is a big undertaking, and it can be tough to know where to start. However, with a little bit of planning and some dedication, anyone can write a novel. …

Writing

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How To Start And Finish A Novel This Year
How To Start And Finish A Novel This Year
Writing

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Jan 4

HOW NIGGERATI MANOR AND BLACK QUEER ARTISTRY LIVE ON TODAY

During the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston would be known to walk into a room, throw her arms out, and proclaim herself “Queen of Niggerati”. Much like the queer, Black writers of today, Hurston lived, laughed, created, and fought with her writer counterparts — many of whom were queer. …

Black History

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HOW NIGGERATI MANOR AND BLACK QUEER ARTISTRY LIVE ON TODAY
HOW NIGGERATI MANOR AND BLACK QUEER ARTISTRY LIVE ON TODAY
Black History

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Dec 26, 2022

On Being “A Writer” As An Identity

Something strange has started happening since I wrote and published a book about my life and moving to a new city. Now when I meet people and we exchange small talk, the topic of what we do usually comes up. …

Writing

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On Being “A Writer” As An Identity
On Being “A Writer” As An Identity
Writing

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Dec 12, 2022

What the Sophia Rosing case reveals about racism and the viral economy of Black trauma

This article contains descriptions of racial violence. In a culture contending with hyper-visible incidents of racism-like leaked footage in November 2022 of influencer Sophia Rosing using racial slurs-it is essential for creators to unpack how virality around an incident of hate is profitable for social media platforms, like TikTok or…

Race

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Race

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Nov 30, 2022

Can Closed Prisons Be Repurposed to Mend the Harm They’ve Done?

In June, New York City Mayor Eric Adams cut the ribbon on a new public project to convert the shuttered Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in the Bronx into a mixed-use site that will include affordable housing and a cultural arts center. In his speech, Adams noted that he spent a…

Prison

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Can Closed Prisons Be Repurposed to Mend the Harm They’ve Done?
Can Closed Prisons Be Repurposed to Mend the Harm They’ve Done?
Prison

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Prince Shakur

Prince Shakur

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AUTHOR of WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO BE GOOD (Tin House Books, Oct ’22) | The Creative Hour Podcast | Twitter @prshakur | https://princeshakur.carrd.co/

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