Requiem for a Hot Comb
Getting your hair straightened for the first time was like being inducted into a black women’s secret society. The sisterhood of perpetual hair maintenance. The sisterhood had an awful... More
Why Not Nat Turner? Kyle Baker on Drawing Our Erased History
Millions of taxpayer dollars have been allotted to immortalizing the glory of those who fought to preserve slavery, yet few are willing to speak out for a man who… More
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New from @PENamerica: Our comprehensive, end-of-legislative-session report on Educational Gag Orders. Across virtually every metric, every state, and every institution, the bills introduced in 2022 were worse than anything we've seen so far.
https://pen.org/report/Americas-censored-classrooms/
I am proud to be part of this PEN anthology to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Independence: https://pen.org/india-at-75-contributors-s-z/
"We must face the dangers of speaking up now"—@writetopd for PEN America's India at 75.
Read all the contributions at: http://PEN.org/india-at-75 #India #IndiaAt75
