Sentences with phrase «author of color»

That being said, one of my personal reading goals for 2018 is to read more books by authors of color.

As I previously mentioned, one of the main goals of the company was to discover and nurture new authors and particularly authors of color.

But our parameters did accomplish what the contest set out to do, which was to draw more authors of color into the fold.

That's why I have to tell my stories and other authors of color have to continue to show and tell.

There are indie authors of color out there closing some of the content diversity gaps.

This contest is given annually to an unpublished author of color (in the contest age category, other categories okay).

But when, for example, Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, writes in the Village Voice that we should give bin Laden a lecture on love»» What would happen to his cool armor if he could be reminded of all the good, nonviolent things he has done?

I think there's a sense among authors of color writing books about teens of color that our work has always been inherently political, and so I'm not sure if I can see any direct effects of the election in that realm.

Modern Masters Cafe Blog Guest Writer and Artist is Debbie Hayes, Blogger at My Patch of Blue Sky & Author of the Color Inspiration Notebook.

Their book shelves lack authors of color.

The lists have come under scrutiny recently for under - representing authors of color (see the Book Riot «s «LibraryReads So White, or Why Librarians Need to Do Better»), for featuring established authors over less - known (see Becky Spratford's RA for All post), and large publishing houses over indie presses.

From the New York Times - bestselling author of The Color of Water comes a powerful page - turner about a runaway slave and a determined slave catcher.

We Read Too is a book resource app that includes hundreds of books written by AUTHORS OF COLOR featuring CHARACTERS OF COLOR!

Traditional publishers who claim the target market for diverse stories doesn't exist are holding authors of color back.»

The Guardian writes about the need for awards for women authors of color, stating that the prizes «provide a platform on which to unite and force change.»

One good backgrounder, appropriate across the elementary grades, is Langston Hughes: American Poet by Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple).

-- James McBride, author of The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird «Dale Russakoff managed to get amazing access to the inside story of Mark Zuckerberg's giant gift to Newark's schools.

As for the argument that there need to be more books published by authors of color, as The Passive Guy says, the blame «must be laid at the door of the traditional publishers in the romance industry.

Patina Bluebirds Garden DIY is by Debbie Hayes, Blogger at My Patch of Blue Sky & Author of the Color Inspiration Notebook.

According to Richard Rothstein, the author of The Color of Law, this was achieved when zoning ordinances began «to reserve middle - class neighborhoods for single - family homes that lower - income families of all races could not afford.»

For example, our English language arts, history, and general humanities curriculum includes a high proportion of texts by authors of color.

For example, authors of color had their books segregated under a separate imprint at Harlequin until just the past year or two, and publishers still make excuses for why they don't know how to sell stories with diverse elements (although many self - published authors manage to sell them just fine).

As an author of color and a proud supporter of diversity in fiction, her articles on multicultural fiction have appeared in The Portland Book Review and on the popular Diversity in YA blog.

Lastly, we made a special effort to work with new authors and authors of color.

Then there's the question of diversity: The children's list features eight authors of color; the YA list features only seven.

-- Lindsay Jayne Ashford, author of The Color of Secrets

And that: «• Unlike the earnings gap between traditionally published white authors and authors of color, among self - published authors, the racial earnings gap does not exist.

Of note was this: «Unlike the earnings gap between traditionally published white authors and authors of color, among self - published authors, the racial earnings gap does not exist.»

The New York — based artist typically deals with texts written by authors of color and the history of self - publishing in her work, and this new performance, developed from a piece published by Frieze, will similarly build on past essays about progress.