'As books get banned in classrooms, many of them by Black authors, it’s time to push Black writers to the forefront,' writes contributor Christian Burno.
Depending on who you are, books may have been a refuge during these last two years. They can offer hope or context. They can send us into an imaginative world much better than the one we currently reside in if we’re lucky. Much like other industries, the publishing world tends to center white voices instead of writers of color.
As books get banned in classrooms, many of them by Black authors, it’s time to push Black writers to the forefront. It’s not very different for me. I mostly read books by Black writers. I help run an independent intersectional literature bookstore in Somerville, so much of the work I deal with is by Black writers. Whether it’s about abolition, spirituality, romance, comedy, music, climate change or fantasy, there’s not a lack of work out there for us to sink our teeth into.
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