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If you are a BIPoC writer, Reed, Write, & Create, is the podcast you need to stay motivated and inspired to write. Award-winning author, educator, and creative writing coach, Lori L. Tharps ( ”Hair Story,” ”Kinky Gazpacho,” and ”Substitute Me”) knows how hard it is to stay committed to your writing projects - whether you’re working on that debut novel, a gut-wrenching memoir, or an essay about your trip around the world. Writing can be your passion, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Even if you’re a seasoned author. On the show, Lori is here to serve as your creative-writing coach and she wants to help you tap into your divine right to write. You’ll get inspiring pep talks and literary life lessons based on the lives of our BIPoC literary ancestors. Think Toni Morrison, Lorraine Hansberry, Phillis Wheatley e.t.c. You’ll also hear inspiring interviews with contemporary, best-selling, BIPoC authors who share actionable writing tips and techniques to help improve your craft and better understand the business of writing and the publishing industry. If the idea of having your very own creative writing coach sounds like just what you need to optimize your writing life, then this is the podcast for you. New episodes are released on Mondays. Subscribe to the show and find more writing resources for BIPOC writers and the readers who love them at ReedWriteandCreate.com.
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Friday Oct 04, 2019
Black in Spain (Part I)
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Episode 19 is a little different from previous episodes. At the end of Season 2, I announced that I was heading to Spain for the summer to rekindle my romance with this country that had been my first true love. I was going back after 10 years away because I discovered that Spain was starting to come to terms with her own Black history. This was inspiring for me to hear because previously, Spain had kept her Black history hidden, which in turn led to our break up. At the time, being Black in Spain didn't seem like a viable option for me or for my Black and Spanish children.
But things they are a changing. Spain's Black history is finally coming out of the closet.
So, on the show, you’re going to hear what I’m calling an audio memoir of my return to Spain after almost a decade away. You can think of it as a follow-up to my 2008 memoir, Kinky Gazpacho. This audio memoir is divided into 5 chapters. On episode 19, you'll hear chapters one and two, where I revisit Spain's Black history and all of the ways this history is seeping into contemporary Spanish culture. In two weeks, on episode 20, you'll hear chapters three, four and five, where I will be exploring what life is like for Black people – African immigrants, Afro-Spanish people and African Americans – living in Spain today. Ultimately, I'll be trying to answer the question: Is Spain a place where Black people can be free? The answer will probably surprise you.
Check the show notes on MyAmericanMeltingpot.com for more sources about Spain's Black history.
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