The Color Purple and the Toppling of American Gods
"In The Color Purple lies the truth, in its pages lie glorious, flammable ideas: how many fires could be lit with the simple, indomitable truth that a Black girl… More
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The online abuse that writers, journalists and other social media users face - whether a coordinated onslaught of hateful insults or a single violent threat - can be traumatic and difficult to mitigate. @PENamerica
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Explore the unspoken & unspeakable with PEN America on 9/27 as we'll host a #BannedBooksWeek roundtable on Gender Identity, Sexuality & Free Expression in Alabama, featuring @emrysdo, @MBPratt, Joi Miner & Brontez Purnell. In partnership with @ACLUAlabama. https://bit.ly/3nNN2YP
NEW: “The only thing of which there is clear evidence in Rusesabagina’s case is that he was denied a fair trial."
More on today's guilty verdict in Paul Rusesabagina's trial from us at PEN America.
https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-says-rwandas-rusesabagina-denied-fair-trial/
