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BLACK MARKET READS is a menu for Black literary consumption and all of its spin-offs. Featuring Black artists who love to read and write and engage in arts and culture. To listen to episodes and find GO DEEPER content about our authors and their work, visit our website (https://blackmarketreads.com/). Join the conversation! Follow us on Facebook (@GivensFoundationforAfricanAmericanLiterature), rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and share us with all your friends.           PRODUCER: The Givens Foundation for African American Literature HOST: Lissa Jones PRODUCTION SERVICES: iDream.tv                                                     BLACK MARKET READS is made possible through the generous support of our individual donors, the Minnesota Humanities Center and the voters of Minnesota, through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. For more information about the Givens Foundation, visit their website. (https://thegivensfoundationmn.org/)
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Special Edition: Race to Write: Black Authors on America's Racial Reckoning

Feb 15, 2022

In this episode, the tables turn and Lissa Jones is in the spotlight. Lissa joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver, host of Workin' It Out Podcast to discuss the role of Black authors and literature in the current racial reckoning in her hometown of Minneapolis and across the country.

 In this Episode

  • The impact of poet Amanda...

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