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[minoritiesinpublishing]

Penguin Random House Authors and Creators Skew Heavily White

Penguin Random House’s first report auditing the diversity of its contributors found that the demographics of its authors, illustrators, translators, and other creators “do not reflect U.S. reader demographics when it comes to race and ethnicity.”

“White contributors accounted for 76% of books released in the 2019-2021 period, significantly higher than the 60% white people comprise in the U.S. general population. The 76% share, however, as PRH noted, correlates closely to the 74% mark that white people represent in the PRH workforce. Advocates pushing for publishers to diversify their workforce have long argued that publishers’ list will only become more diverse after they diversify their workforce.“ via @publishersweekly

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[loupgawou]

[ID: Tweet from @ KellyScaletta dated October 1, 2021

“Gonna go out on a limb and guess this is not uncommon.”

Attached is a screenshot of a Facebook post by Mohawk Joey dated September 29, 2021.  The Facebook post says,

“So I decided to do a blind study because I keep hearing about all of these jobs available out there, and how nobody wants to work, and everybody’s hiring, and they can’t find help.  Tomorrow will be the final day of my 30-day experiment.  I’ve applied to two jobs each day since September 1st for the sake of this experiment.  I chose the jobs I applied for by finding Facebook posts in out local For Myers/Lee County groups where employers were talking about how hard it was to find help.  I specifically sought out employers who blamed unemployment benefits for them not having employees.

I have received 16 responses by email, spoken on the phone with four out of those 16 people.  And had one interview.  I will be organizing all of this data into a fun chart.  The most hilarious think is the one job interview I have done so far was offering minimum wage for pay which is around 860 and when I said that’s weird because you’re advertisement says that you’re starting pay is $10 an hour, they said it’ll be 10 when the minimum wage goes up later this month, you’ll start at $8.65.  When I asked what the average hours were, they said about 20.... I was like, that’s weird because your advertisement states full-time...  they said you can move up to full-time after 6 months based on your performance.  Are these places hiring?  That’s what their internet ad said.  Are they desperate for HELP?  Yes, according to their loud lamentations on Facebook, but so far 1 interview (where the advertised hours and pay were misrepresented_ after 58 applications says y’all aren’t desperate for workers, you just miss your slaves....

Edit:  This data is not representative of the entire job market.  I targeted a particular group of people who are very loud about a particular subject in a particular area.  My opinion is that this is a familiar story to many.  Just shining lights under the bridges is all 😈”

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[samgiddings]

OK new game. Use this website to see how common your first name is, and then put that number in the tags. 

[blackchildrensbooksandauthors]

🙏🏾A Poetic Tribute…

📖Birmingham, 1963

Carole Boston Weatherford

Wordsong (2007)

A poetic tribute to the victims of the racially motivated church bombing that served as a seminal event in the struggle for civil rights. In 1963, the eyes of the world were on Birmingham, Alabama, a flashpoint for the civil rights movement. Birmingham was one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Civil rights demonstrators were met with police dogs and water cannons. On Sunday, September 15, 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan planted sticks of dynamite at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which served as a meeting place for civil rights organizers. The explosion killed four little girls. Their murders shocked the nation and turned the tide in the struggle for equality.

Let’s🙏🏾Remember:

Addie Mae Collins 14

Carole Robertson 14

Cynthia Wesley 14

Denise McNair 11

Available on Bookshop👉🏿Birmingham, 1963

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[weneeddiversebooks]

“The first things to understand is that 9/11 is more than a historical event, more than something to learn in a history class or module. As an adult, if we don’t realize the significance of these attacks on the last 20 years, we won’t really be able to discuss the topic with the young people in our lives. 9/11 changed everything for everybody, but most of all for the Muslim community in the US and around the world. Things you may be aware of include airport security and the wars on terror. Things you may not be aware of include everyday discrimination of anyone who looks like the enemy, whether by random screening at the airport, while walking the streets in hijab, or seeking a job. The effect of 9/11 on everyday living has been highlighted by many organizations… Adults in schools often bully Muslim children they’re responsible for[.] Muslims are deemed unwelcome in their communities, as evidenced by anti-mosque activity documented by the ACLU. In this environment, it’s imperative that we unpack all that the last 20 years have wrought, learn from it, and discuss it.”

— Author Saadia Faruqi wrote about how to talk to young people about 9/11—especially the impact that it had on Muslims

[minoritiesinpublishing]

The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

Stories about Black history often focus on struggle and suffering—but Beverly Jenkins, the author of more than 40 historical romance novels, has spent her career telling stories about Black love.

Was the publishing world ready for you?

When I started the market was basically closed to African American romance writers. I received enough rejections to probably paper my house and yours! And most of the letters said “Great writing, but…”

But what?

The “but” had to do with what we’re talking about right here, because in publishing’s eyes, a 19th century story concerning African Americans should have dealt with slavery. So here I come with a story about a Buffalo soldier. This is my first book, Night Song, which is still in print. It’s the story of a Buffalo soldier and Oberlin-educated schoolteacher in an all-Black town on the plains of Kansas in the 1880s. And they’re like, what are we supposed to do with this? You know, there was no box for that!

[80booksblog]

It’s end of the year last time. What was your #goodreads journey in 2020? @theqissilent416 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJEaTciAAFU/?igshid=dev7f2a8egy3

[80booksblog]

REVIEW: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

REVIEW: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

By Heather A.

5 out of 5 stars   ★★★★★

Saga Press October 13, 2020

Synopsis:

In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.

Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive…

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[weneeddiversebooks]

It’s National Voter Registration Day! U.S. folks, are you #VoteReady? Your vote counts and it affects everything from healthcare to whether diverse books are included in school curricula.

Check your registration or register to vote, and make a plan: https://www.vote.org/

[thelovelybones124-deactivated20]

Ima just leave this here. No one should get offended by any of this because this is literally saying “treat your son like a human being so he can understand himself as he goes through life”

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[daniellecamp]

CHADWICK BOSEMAN for British GQ

[blackhollywoodandbroadwayelite]

#IssaRae = #Perfection #HollywoodReporter

#Repost @issarae

💫 @HollywoodReporter! 💫

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💁🏾‍♀️: @lovingyourhair

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👗: @jasonrembert, @shameelahhicks, @jareddepriest

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❤️: @amprgroup

Post Link:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEFW6DRHw94/?igshid=1vmpfl69hpq52

[80booksblog]

#Repost @theqissilent416 (@get_repost) ・・・ I won a book! This is actually my 2nd contest win this summer Thanks, @harlequinbooks!! ⁣ ⁣ I think this may be my first Yahrah St. John book. And I’m kinda in love with this cover 😍😍. ⁣ ⁣ #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksandflowers #booklover #booklove #bookish #bookworm #romance #romancereader https://www.instagram.com/p/CD8-enngK58/?igshid=2p1brg6riwy5

[obstinatecondolement]

I wonder when exactly it was that Star Trek stopped being perceived as light, fluffy, not-really-legitimate sci fi that ~housewives~ liked and started being seen as serious nerd business that girls had to keep their gross cooties off. 

[keeveet-talks-deactivated201612]

Also when did the Beatles start to be remembered as rock legends rather than a silly boy band teenaged girls liked?

[schumie]

When men decided they liked them.

[startrektrashface]

this is seriously exactly how it happened. Women were actually the first rock and roll ‘critics’ because they would write in to women’s papers and magazines to share and discuss what their kids were listening to when men still thought it was trashy teeny bopper music. once it became a lucrative, mainstream genre men shoved women out of the space. Men also tend to be gatekeepers once they move into formerly female spaces - early trek fandom was incredibly open and inclusive; women would set up fan get togethers in their own houses to discuss the show or invite the actors to visit before conventions became a thing, and then were huge in organizing the first conventions - but now the stereotype of a trekkie is a nerdy white dude who scoffs derisively at casual fans and newbies with his encyclopedic and pedantic knowledge of trek

[changelinglili]

I propose we call this “mentrification”

[shiralipkin]

YES

[rosalarian]

MENTRIFICATION that’s genius

[roachpatrol]

by the way every single man i’ve ever explained this to is completely boggled to hear about it. they genuinely don’t fucking know. they’re always like ‘okay name a field this happened in’ and you’re like ‘beer. writing novels. gynecology. computers.’ and they’re completely fucking distraught. men didn’t invent beer???? men didn’t invent everything? 

[electricloveinc-deactivated2020]

We can also witness the reverse happening, where women move into a space and suddenly it is deemed weak or unimportant. Some examples are teaching, nursing, and psychology.

[hubblegleeflower]

…and any kind of clerical work.

[tzikeh]

Check out the history of film editing sometime. 

[thefrodiscaper]

T H I S

[iwa-firstladyoftheflash]

📸 Candice Patton Instagram 8/10/2020

“It’s been 150 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered in her home by Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove—and her killers have not been charged. Too often Black women who die from police violence are forgotten. Let’s stay loud, keep demanding justice for Breonna and her family, and SAY HER NAME. Proud to stand with @wnba players in joining this campaign, created by @phenomenal in partnership with the Breonna Taylor Foundation, to which all profits from tees will be donated. (Art by @arlyn.garcia)

[theclassicsreader]

[superheroesincolor]

Before She Was Harriet (2019)

We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground Railroad. As Minty she was a slave whose spirit could not be broken. As Araminta she was a young girl whose father showed her the stars and the first steps on the path to freedom.

This lush, lyrical biography in verse begins with a glimpse of Harriet Tubman as an old woman, and travels back in time through the many roles she played through her life: spy, liberator, suggragist and more. Illustrated by James Ransome, whose paintings for The Creation won a Coretta Scott King medal, this is a riveting introduction to an American hero.

by Lesa Cline-Ransome  (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator)

Get it here

Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome have collaborated on many award-winning picture books for children. These include Satchel Paige, which was an ALA Best Book for Children and Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass, which received starred reviews in Booklist and School Library Journal. The Quilt Alphabet was praised as “A blue-ribbon ABC book that combines bright, folksy oil paintings and lilting riddle-poems,” in a starred review in Publishers Weekly and called “a feast for the eyes” in School Library Journal. They live in the Hudson River Valley region of New York.

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