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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.
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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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
On episode 28 of the podcast we are going to be talking about interracial relationships in the 21st century. More specifically, we're going to discuss why, 53 years after the Loving decision made interracial marriage legal in all 50 states, we are still divided over interracial unions. On the one hand, studies show that more people support interracial relationships than in the past. But on the other hand, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's recent interracial union proved that a lot of people just aren't ready to accept love across the color line.
Joining me today to chop it up about where we stand as a culture on interracial relationships, is TaRessa Stovall. TaRessa is a mixed-race author, journalist, and identity rights rabble-rouser who works to evolve the conversations around identity and challenge racism. She is a Seattle-native now based in Atlanta. Her new memoir, Swirl Girl: Coming of Race in the USA is coming out this spring.
Here's some of the things we talk about in this episode.
• Why Black/White interracial relationships are the most controversial in the United States.
• Who really has a problem with interracial relationships. Hint: It's not just white people.
• Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interracial relationship made people uncomfortable and angry.
• The painful history of anti-Blackness in the United States
• The untold history of interracial mixing in the United States
•Why interracial relationships aren't the answer to America's race problem
• How we make progress as a nation towards the acceptance and respect of interracial relationships.
Resources from the Show
To learn more about TaRessa Stovall and her new book, Swirl Girl, visit her website.
To follow TaRessa on Instagram, find her @Taressatalks
You can also follow TaRessa on Facebook
For more information about the supreme court decision that legalized interracial marriage in all 50 states, visit Loving Day.org and / or watch this beautiful Loving documentary.
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