The PEN Pod: The Other Black Girl with Zakiya Dalila Harris
“I’d always wanted to be a writer before working in publishing. . . . I was also feeling fatigued as the only Black woman on my floor and in… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Brian Broome
“I’m trying to tell the truth every chance I get. Storytelling in front of an audience has become a big part of that.” More
The PEN Pod: Reckoning with Aftershocks with Nadia Owusu
“It was really important to me to write about. . . my struggles with depression and anxiety because there is a harmful, dominant narrative that holds that mental illness… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Deesha Philyaw
“Writers speak truth to power. Writers disrupt white supremacist narratives with truer, more just narratives. Tenderness, joy, humor, and imagination are among our weapons of resistance.” More
The PEN Pod: The Restorative Power of Black Art with Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
“[The book] also allows us to look at how artists are processing all of the Black pain and trauma that’s inherent to the history of this country and our… More
The PEN Pod: On Systemic Racism in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America West
Leaders of the Committee of Black Writers at WGA West talked to The PEN Pod about racial justice and equity in Hollywood. More
[RECAP] Free Speech and Black Lives on Campus
During this roundtable webinar hosted by PEN America, panelists discussed how the recent protests have reverberated throughout college and university communities. More
The PEN Pod: On the Inequities of Survival with Megan Giddings
“Our healthcare system in this country is so deeply inequitable and hostile toward the people it’s supposed to serve.“ More
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Sophie Zhang's story isn't going away. The truths she has told about Facebook are critical to understanding the platform's role in spreading disinformation. She should be heard, not silenced. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/29/1030260/facebook-whistleblower-sophie-zhang-global-political-manipulation/
This week's episode of #thePENpod focuses on DREAMing Out Loud, the anthology of written works from young migrant writers here in NYC. Hear from one of this year's stellar contributors & buy your own copy of the anthology here: https://amzn.to/3l8Qjk1. https://bit.ly/3rL5aSR
