Words can pack a punch, but some can knock you out. And for people who experience racism, sometimes words can cut deeper than any action ever could. That’s why teachers have the responsibility to appropriately handle racial slurs in the books they teach. While...
Asian/Pacific Islander Americans have been part of the USA’s history for more than two decades now. However, authors from the community are nowhere near where they should be in terms of recognition for their literary work. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage...
As readers we know how much books can impact us, but what about how they affect the authors who write them? When Enishia ‘Nia’ Davenport was faced with racism in her workplace, she didn’t always feel like she could be vocal about it. In 2016, the landscape for black...
In writing a YA fiction novel about 16-year-old runner, Jessica, whose Olympic dreams are crushed after an amputation below the knee, author Wendelin Van Draanen lifts the lid on the hours of research it takes to capture the authenticity of the hopes and fears of...
With a cutthroat publishing industry where only a few make it big, Wattpad is a thriving reading and writing community which has opened doors for authors from diverse backgrounds. Nicole Nwosu, 22, always felt like she was a different kind of girl. One that was kind...
Too often black females have featured as the side characters in books. Thankfully, in recent years, there has been a wave of fiction books released with black females at their forefront from Marie Arnold’s I Rise to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Books of this kind...