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Many thanks to all who have donated to our @GettingWordNow annual collective fundraising campaign. We’re above $20,000 and there’s still time left! We love for you to join us in supporting #BlackLiterature and #BlackWriters. Link’s in the bio.
#fundblackliterature #gettingword
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Don't miss Rita Dove's essay on Black literature & book banning & check out her mention of Obsidian & the Getting Word campaign! @GettingWordNow
OPINION: By banning Black books, society risks depriving future generations of opportunities to understand diverse perspectives.
✍🏽: Rita Dove
thegrio.com/2023/06/16/junet…
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‼️ The annual @GettingWordNow fundraiser ends today ➡️ bit.ly/3pzuizk
Cave Canem and the rest of @GettingWordNow are partnering w/ @Bookshop_Org to bring you a list of banned books by Black authors! 10% of proceeds go towards our annual fundraiser to #FundBlackLiterature.
Learn more and shop here ➡️bit.ly/3pzuizk
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Getting Word Collective retweeted
Cave Canem and the rest of @GettingWordNow are partnering w/ @Bookshop_Org to bring you a list of banned books by Black authors! 10% of proceeds go towards our annual fundraiser to #FundBlackLiterature.
Learn more and shop here ➡️bit.ly/3pzuizk
ALT A poster announcing Cave Canem's fundraiser collaboration with Bookshop.org
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The Watering Hole and the collective @GettingWordNow created this booklist highlighting books that are banned in spaces by Black writers. Partnering w/ @Bookshop_Org we bring you a list of diverse perspectives by Black authors.
Learn more and shop here ➡️bit.ly/3pzuizk
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Together, we represent 130 cumulative years of dedicated service to Black writers. “Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation” is our annual collective fundraiser to provide long term funding to the Black literary organizations at the center of the Black literature.
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Join us from #Juneteenth to July 4th to #FundBlackLiterature. Your contribution to Getting Word supports the missions of @cavecanempoets, @FuriousFlowerPC, @HurstonWright, @ObsidianLit, and @TWHPoetry. Visit gettingword.org to learn about our work and donate today!
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Moved by @GettingWordNow's mission to support Black literary organizations behind today’s leading, emerging, and aspiring Black writers, Bookshop.org is donating 10% of all book sales from Getting Word's reading lists. Visit bookshop.org/info/getting-wo… to support today!
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OPINION: By banning Black books, society risks depriving future generations of opportunities to understand diverse perspectives.
✍🏽: Rita Dove
thegrio.com/2023/06/16/junet…
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The study, funded by @WallaceFdn, will generate a sustainability framework for a cohort of five @GettingWordNow organizations: @cavecanempoets, @ObsidianLit, @TWHPoetry, @FuriousFlowerPC, & @HurstonWright. sr.ithaka.org/blog/cave-cane…
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We’re working with @cavecanempoets to study Black literary arts organizations from the perspective of sustainability, community engagement, and resilience, developing strategies that will enable them to thrive in spite of obstacles and constraints. sr.ithaka.org/blog/cave-cane…
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Looking forward to seeing you at tonight's panel which will be live on Zoom, moderated by @kimwpulfer and featuring @MaritaGolden @mondawebb @tmlewis and Maleke Glee as panelists: youtube.com/watch?v=ilqZwiqM…
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TOMORROW: This discussion will focus on the choices Black writers make when choosing language to express themselves through their published work.
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😊🙌🏿 Huge congratulations to #CaveCanemFellow and former Board President Amanda Johnston (@amejohnston) on being appointed 2024 Texas State Poet Laureate! 🖤
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Thank you to all who joined us last night for BLACK WRITERS LIGHTING THE WAY: A Getting Word Collective (@GettingWordNow) Celebration youtu.be/9oX6PQZd164 via @YouTube with @cavecanempoets @ObsidianLit @TWHPoetry and @FuriousFlowerPC
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‼️ HAPPENING TONIGHT ‼️It’s not too late to RSVP 🙌🏿 bit.ly/3Mm8sYP
Join us on Friday, May 19, for our Black Writers Lighting the Way virtual celebration!
This celebration will highlight the work of the five black literary organizations that make up our collective. RSVP at bit.ly/GettingWordKickoffEve… and #SupportBlackWriters.
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On #MalcolmXDay, share with us: How has #MalcolmX and his legacy inspired you?
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Remembering the life, legacy, and family of Brother Malcolm X (el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) on his 98th birthday. #MalcolmX #MalcolmXDay
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Tonight, on the birthday of the late Malcolm X, join @GettingWordNow for a virtual celebration of the Black Literary Arts community. The collective includes @ObsidianLit @TWHPoetry @FuriousFlowerPC @cavecanempoets and The Hurston/Wright Foundation.
RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/black-write…
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Attention young writers and digital storytellers (and the parents/guardians of said young people)!
Get ready to capture compelling historical narratives and showcase them to the world with our exciting youth program happening this summer.
Apply: hurstonwrightfoundation.subm…
