Sentences with phrase «written by people of color»

Our genres are: self - help, relationship, mystery, romance, sex, novels, LGBT books, books about or written by people of color, any fiction, any non-fiction, memoirs.

The problem extends to the writers room, where only 12 percent of American plays during the 2014 - 15 season were written by people of color.

Not exact matches

Richard J. Reddick, associate professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas, writes for Fortune that some people of color might be cynical about Starbucks» response to the crisis that was precipitated by a store manager calling the cops on two black men sitting at a table (after a mere couple of minutes of them not buying anything.)

Also last week, Daniel Loeb, a Cuomo donor and chairman of the Success Academy charter school network, responded to the story by writing that «hypocrites like Stewart - Cousins who pay fealty to powerful union thugs and bosses do more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»

However, as I thought about what specifically I would write about, I quickly realized that all significant issues pertaining to the recruitment, retention, and subsequent career paths followed by people of color have already been written about, discussed, and analyzed over the years ad nauseam, in various forums, by many different organizations.

the soldiers broke into the colored people's houses taken sick men out of bed...» A Union lieutenant endorsed the letter, writing that the men «were brought away by force» and were suffering greatly.

What a Forgotten Kids» Book Reveals About U.S. Publishing — Pooja Makhijani examines the poignant children's novel Gay Neck, which was written by an Indian immigrant who became the first person of color to win the Newbery Medal.

As we watch young African - American characters — and a few young white women, too — mistreated and / or killed in scenes that go on and on and on, it's hard not to wonder whether Bigelow (and the material) would have been better served by not teaming up with her usual (white) screenwriter, Mark Boal (who also wrote The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty), just to bring in the perspective of actual people of color, rather than that of white liberal guilt.

In 2015, only 15 % of children's books were written by African - American or Latino authors, or focused on African - American or Latino characters» Over 80 % of public school teachers nationally are White women, though a majority of public school students are people of color.

Also excellent for supporting discussions about U.S. history and civil rights: Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color, by Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson; Never Forgotten, written by Patricia McKissack and illustrated by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon; Poetry for Young People: African American Poetry, edited by Arnold Rampersad and Marcellus Blount; Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People, by Carole Boston Weatherford; Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All - Girl Swing Band in the World, by Marilyn Nelson; and This Land Is My Land, by George Littlechild.

We strive to publish quality writing, focusing on authors and subjects historically neglected by mainstream publishers, including women, people of color, authors with disabilities, and LGBT authors.

Even now, in 2014, the number of titles written by or about people of color is a disgrace.

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Here's a wonderful list by my friend and fellow VONA alum, Bani Amor wrote: Top Ten Travel Books by People of Color.

I've written this list to help diversify travel blog reading to include these Ten Awesome Narrative Travel Bloggers of Color To Read in 2015, but travel memoirs by People of Colour are much more established going all the way back to the 13th century (and before if you want to be super nerdy).