The power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
Tag: diversity
What is #OwnYourOwn?
The #OwnYourOwn hashtag has taken off this week. It’s a space on Twitter to encourage and inspire marginalized writers. It’s a call to #OwnYourOwn voice, #OwnYourOwn dreams, #OwnYourOwn […]
On the legitimacy of pen names
There’s been another storm brewing in the writing and publishing world over the Labor Day weekend. The Best of American Poetry 2015 […]
Representation in journalism
The Columbia Journalism Review published an article yesterday asking why there aren’t more minority journalists in newsrooms. Alex Williams, a PhD student at the […]
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Male White Poet
Electric Literature published an advice column in early June where a white male poet addressed his privilege head-on and asked if the time for […]
Molly Secours challenges white privilege and injustice at Elon University’s second-annual Diversity Leadership Conference
APRIL 2, 2011 Marlena Chertock “Everyone living in our culture, in America, experiences a culture of white dominance,” writer Molly Secours said. […]