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Varian Johnson

The Radical Act of “Normalizing” Black Lives

October 22, 2020 by We Need Diverse Books

By Varian Johnson In a 2020 Horn Book Magazine essay titled, “Our Modern Minstrelsy,” award-winning author Kekla Magoon discusses many of the challenges that Black writers face in the children’s publishing industry, including the expectations in tone, narrative, and purpose for a “Black” book. … [Read more...] about The Radical Act of “Normalizing” Black Lives

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The Radical Act of “Normalizing” Black Lives

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