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WROTE is a platform where Black journalists are able to connect with others looking to use them! Our goal is to have our voices heard to further reclaim the Black narrative.
Welcome to WROTE
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We are celebrating Black creators everywhere! 🎉
We are putting on a writing competition with @BlackWorkspace to showcase great talent from all over, could you be the winner?
To learn more and to enter the competition follow the link in our bio!
Capital B is opening their first Black-led newsroom in Atlanta!
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Picture of Margaret Busby, a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, and writer. She was also the co-founder of the British publishing house Allison & Busby.
Busby was Britain’s youngest and first black female book publisher in the 1960s.
Quote from Pearl Cleage, an African American playwright, essayist, novelist, poet, and political activist. Some of her most popular works that you may recognize are What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, Wish I Had a Red Dress, and We Speak Your Names
Fintech is the new thing. Learn about how these two HBCU grads stepped up the fintech game with their new app, CreditRich. Downloadable now on Google Play!
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Do you know Max Robinson? He is the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United States!
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Employees of the Afro-American newspaper working in an office at the headquarters of the Afro-American Newspapers, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975. They are preparing the City Desk portion of the paper.
(Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)
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Quote from American author Alex Haley
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Our-Story Black History for Kids: Scientists is a children’s book written by Andrea Stephenson and her son, Corban! The book helps kids explore Black scientists and helps inspire them to achieve similar goals.
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The Pullman Porters played an integral role in connecting Black communities across the United States in the early 1900s. These men would stop between stations in the south to deliver papers at popular community gatherings to continue written conversation on many different topics
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots.” -Marcus Garvey
Celebrating Black History Month in February and every day
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Seven Black playwrights take the stage on Broadway 🎭The big question is whether Broadway will maintain its efforts in promoting Black playwrights.
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Quote from African-American poet, author, and activist, Alice Walker
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Photo of Ted Poston talking with the chief of the general news desk. Poston made sure that Black papers all over the country received information about the war that was being commonly spread to other newspapers.
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In celebration of MLK day, we wanted to shed the spotlight on someone who helped MLK tremendously. Clarence B. Jones not only worked as MLK’s lawyer and draft writer, but was also one of his closest friends.
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Actor and comedian Kenan Thompson launches new production company “Artists for Artists.” Thompson is co-head of the company with long-term friend John Ryan Jr. and hopes to give more ownership rights to creators.
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Quote from Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic Chinua Achebe
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Author James Baldwin jots down some notes in a seemingly uncomfortable position.
This photo was taken around the time of the release of his book “The Fire Next Time,” which contains two essays regarding issues surrounding race in American history
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