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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who participated in this years Sankofa Sisterhood Writers Retreat. We FCKING did it! It was MAGICAL, we MANIFESTED, CONJURED and CONNECTED to all of the ancestral wisdom we need right now to get through this and we will create all we were born to—it is our destiny and our birthright. SEE TO IT. SO BE IT!!!! @yoseliescribe and I are so grateful. We love you all. Reposted • @cindybautistathomas Every year for the last six years I have been attending the Sankofa Sisterhood Writers Retreat. This year the retreat continued virtually and it was just as magical! Thank you @yoseliescribe & @_lasantera for curating a transformative space for healing, connection and of course writing! Until next time! . . . . . . #sankofa2020 #nyclwg #affirmations #confirmation #healingincommunity #abundance #myheartisfull❤️ #selfcare #selflove https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnd7NcJFKn/?igshid=zogzyy2zwu7i

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We are looking for titles of books that inaccurately portrays our culture, traditions and character and have been written by white authors. Think of stories where the characters have been tropes or shallow stereotypes, cultural or traditional scenes that are inappropriate, or situations and settings that are inaccurate. Tag your titles below. #dignidadliteraria #nyclwg #dominicanwriters #latinxexperience #ourstories (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FfCChDlI7/?igshid=1w7mcpcz7j8qo

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This is an important week for #latinxwriters 🗣 we need your support. Have you been following the conversation around the launch of #jeaninecummins books #americandirt? We must mobilize. The founders of the #dignidadliteraria will be in New York for a series of town halls we hope you will consider hosting an event while they are here. Please tag your favorite NYC LIT ORGS and NYC WRITERS & POETS! #dignidadliteraria #nyclwg @dominicanwriters @nyclwg (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Fe7d7j7EH/?igshid=k4c6hghi0fyr

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MI GENTE!!! This is an urgent call to our community POC, writers of color, LGBTQ++ writers, artists, and activist. We need you to stand with us! PLEASE TAG A WRITER ARTIST ACTIVIST & READER to invite them to our town hall. 🗣 @dominicanwriters Dominican Writers Association of New York, founded by Angela Abreu, firmly believes that our stories must be told by us. This call to action comes out of a need to change how society views writers of color where the narratives are often stereotypical. We are a literary platform that redefines and affirms the experiences of our writers. It is our intention to see more of us writing ourselves into history. Our community amplifies the Brown & Black voices that make up its fabric and creates space for all people of color. The call to action is rooted in the mantra that WE EXIST, WE ARE HERE TO STAY, and OUR STORIES MATTER! 🗣 DWA & @nyclwg stand in solidarity with #dignidadliteraria movement & its creators to hold accountable the publishing industry for racial inequality, cultural appropriation, & lack of positive representations. While the AD story is a watered down, whitewashed, stereotypical representation of Mexican & Central American (im)migrant experiences, DWA & NYCLWG recognize this as an issue that impact various Latinx communities & intersectionalities. Join us for an important panel discussion: Writing Against the White Gaze Thursday, February 6 @ 6:30pm Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria 2113 Amsterdam Avenue #dignidadliteraria #dominicanwriters #nyclwg #latinowriters #woc #writersofcolor #poc #publishing #calltoaction #latinxinpublishing (at West Bronx, Bronx, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8CsgyJJcFP/?igshid=ospelv620008

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I’m afraid to inherit the worst parts of my mother... (courtesy of one of the writers from Calladita te ves mas bonita). What does this mean to you? What do you hear? What do you see? Where does JR take you? Write the first thing that rises. ✨ Set a timer for 6 minutes... take the prompt write it at the top of the page and write from a stream of consciousness. You’re not censoring yourself. If you get stuck re-write the prompt and keep going until the timer goes off. Use repetition of it helps. Write it as a hybrid, poem, prose, essay or list. Surrender. Trust. WRITE. ✍🏾TAG A WRITER. Please post your response and TAG @nyclwg #nyclwg ✨ #writingrage #writingprompts #writerslife #calladitatevesmasbonita https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TTyU8pPcs/?igshid=1o3o619ggkmte

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I WAS PROGRAMMED TO SUPPRESS NOT EXPRESS... (courtesy of one of the writers from the Calladita te ves mas bonita workshop). ✨ Set a timer for 6 minutes... take the prompt write it at the top of the page and write from a stream of consciousness. You’re not censoring yourself. If you get stuck re-write the prompt and keep going until the timer goes off. Use repetition of it helps. Write it as a hybrid, poem, prose, essay or list. Surrender. Trust. WRITE. ✍🏾TAG A WRITER. Please post your response and TAG @nyclwg #nyclwg ✨ #writingrage #writingprompts #writerslife #calladitatevesmasbonita https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TTatRJ9UU/?igshid=rvzvzakyle87

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MY RAGE LOOKS LIKE... ✨ Set a timer for 6 minutes... take the prompt write it at the top of the page and write from a stream of consciousness. You’re not censoring yourself. If you get stuck re-write the prompt and keep going until the timer goes off. Use repetition of it helps. Write it as a hybrid, poem, prose, essay or list. Surrender. Trust. WRITE. ✍🏾TAG A WRITER. Please post your response and TAG @nyclwg #nyclwg ✨ #writingrage #writingprompts #writerslife #calladitatevesmasbonita https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TTCnbpkwd/?igshid=7ssah7blvmc9

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Welcome to the @nyclwg writing prompts: THIS WEEKS FOCUS IS ON WRITING RAGE. ✨ What makes you angry? ✨ Set a timer for 6 minutes... take the prompt write it at the top of the page and write from a stream of consciousness. You’re not censoring yourself. If you get stuck re-write the prompt and keep going until the timer goes off. Use repetition of it helps. Write it as a hybrid, poem, prose, essay or list. Surrender. Trust. WRITE. ✍🏾TAG A WRITER. Please post your response and TAG @nyclwg #nyclwg ✨ #writingrage #writingprompts #writerslife #calladitatevesmasbonita https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TSfdUJQzL/?igshid=r0axxt9o5qeu