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If you are a Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, or any other Writer of Color, and you're looking for your own personal writing coach - to help you stay motivated to write that book, get it published and promoted - then this is the podcast for you.
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. And let's not forget about the path to getting published and the non-stop journey of promotion. It's a lot! Especially for BIPoC writers in a publishing industry that is still overwhelmingly centered on whiteness.
On the podcast, Lori is here to serve as your creative-writing coach, and her goal is to help you love your literary life by giving you the tools and motivation to write, publish, and promote your work with purpose and joy. You’ll get inspiring pep talks and literary life lessons based on the lives of our BIPoC literary ancestors. Think Toni Morrison, Sor Juana de la Cruz, Phillis Wheatley e.t.c.
AND ...You’ll hear inspiring interviews with best-selling, BIPoC authors and publishing professionals who share actionable writing tips and advice to help improve your craft, and better understand the business of writing and the publishing industry.
New episodes of Your BIPoC Writing Coach are released on Mondays.
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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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