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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · 4d

#TheDiplomat creator #DeboraCahn on planting storylines & not knowing which will grow. This whole Origin Stories podcast episode is excellent if you’re exploring multiple storylines with compelling characters in your #writing. #Storytelling #WritersWrite podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Debora Cahn on The Diplomat

Podcast Episode · Origin Stories · 10/23/2025 · 31m

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Alle C. Hall, author: As Far as You Can Go Before ... @allechallwriter.bsky.social · 4d

Like "We Are the World," only… better!

“The Sisterhood, 1977,” Vertamae Grosvenor, Alice Walker, Lori Sharpe, Toni Morrison, June Jordan, Nana Maynard, Ntozake Shange, and Audreen Ballard.

💙📚 #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersLife #CreativeWriting

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · 4d

#WritersWrite

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · 5d

Who wants to #write EVERY day in November? 🙋🏾‍♀️ Let’s join #VictoriaChristopherMurray for her #WriteNow November in honor of #NationalNovelWritingMonth! open.substack.com/pub/vcmwrite... #WritersWrite

Write Now November Announcement

30+ novels. 5 Lifetime movies. 5 NAACP nods. From self-published to New York Times Bestseller — and everything they don’t tell you in between.

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · 7d

David Wright Faladé has some good examples of narrative time & how to use background & flashbacks in this short story, which he reads in the New Yorker’s Writer’s Voice podcast. Any any other recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks! www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-... #Writing #Writers #Authors

David Wright Faladé Reads “Amarillo Boulevard”

The author reads his story from the October 6, 2025, issue of the magazine.

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Apr 7

Via @nytimes.com: “Any lab can test for S.T.I.s, but commercial tests cannot determine whether #gonorrhea will respond to available treatments. #CDC scientists developed the only such test, and provided funding and training to a few dozen labs on the sophisticated testing.”

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Apr 6

#Resist

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Mar 25

Excited that the wonderful @raechesny invited me to chat about my experiences at the inaugural #ZoraNealeHurston Summit! Please join our convo about all things Zora TOMORROW, Tuesday, 3/25 on @zoranealehurstontrust’s IG LIVE at 4:30 pm ET. #WritersWrite #BookSky #BlackBookSky #AuthorSky #WriterSky

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Mar 19

The military story of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball after serving as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army, no longer exists on the Department of Defense’s website as part of the Trump administration’s wiping out of DEI within the federal government.
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Books for Black Kids: Representation in Literature @booksforblackkids.bsky.social · Feb 28

Consider getting a Black-owned book subscription box to celebrate the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth 📚

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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #edusky #blackedusky #parenting #parentsky #supportblackownedbusinesses #supportblackbusinesses #economicblackout

15 Black-Owned Book Subscription Boxes for Children and Adults | Books for Black Kids

These Black-owned book subscription boxes promote literacy, further self-care, and even donate to local community organizations.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · Mar 7

UPDATE: A federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing the head of the U.S. African Development Foundation, one of the smallest agencies in the federal government, as the agency sues to stop DOGE from shutting it down.

One of the Smallest U.S. Agencies Sues to Block DOGE From Shutting it Down

Read more here.

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Puck Arks @puckarks.bsky.social · Feb 25

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card. Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks  The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library

Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · Mar 1

My latest piece for @teenvogue.com delves into the horrific story of popular skincare ingredient Retin-A.

Before Retin-A was approved by the FDA in 1971, it had been tested on hundreds of incarcerated Black people in Philadelphia, without their informed consent. The survivors still bear the scars.

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Mar 1

The miraculous wrinkle-erasing, acne-fighting cream, is the result of decades of horrifying medical abuse.

The Horrifying History Behind a Beloved Skin-Care Ingredient

Retin-A was developed through tests on incarcerated people.

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Mar 6

I recently read/highly recommend #OneBlood by #DeneneMillner & #ColoredTelevision by #DanzySenna. My fave is #IsabelWilkerson ‘s #TheWarmthOfOtherSuns, which has a fascinating Black woman character. Just bought #WrittenInTheWaters by #TaraRoberts & #FirstBornGirls by #BerniceMcFadden. #BlackBookSky

Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Mar 6

My fave #read last month was #Erasure by #PercivalEverett, which did double duty for my reading for pleasure & #reading for #writing. Added new #books to my library, including from #TaraRoberts & #ImaniPerry. #BookSky #BlackBookSky #WriterSky #AuthorSky #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #WritersWrite

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Mar 6

#Atlanta, I hope you’ll join me on Friday for a conversation with #FirstBornGirls author #BerniceLMcFadden & #YayaAndTheSea author #KarenGoodMarable! Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/firstborn-.... #BookSky #Memoir #AuthorSky #WriterSky #WriterCommunity #BlackBookSky #WritersWrite

Friday for a conversation with #FirstBornGirls author #BerniceLMcFadden & #YayaAndTheSea author #KarenGoodMarable

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 27

I’m in COMPLETE agreement with you! Books are wonderful for varied insight & perspectives.

Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 27

Imagine my surprise after finishing #PercivalEverett’s stimulating “Erasure,” now allowing myself to read reviews & finding an @npr.org one that uses Sapphire’s Push as an example of the types of #novels Erasure targeted. I’m remembering Push’s controversy. #BookSky #BlackBookSky #AuthorSky #Writing

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 27

Read about #EllaFitzgerald’s & #LouisArmstrong’s lovely “Stars Fell on Alabama” in the last 10 pages of #PercivalEverett’s “Erasure.” Just gorgeous. youtu.be/YIz4ejx5fCs?... #BookSky #BlackBookSky #MusicSky #AuthorSky #Writing #WritersWrite

Stars Fell On Alabama

YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 24

A friend sent me a hilarious text about how the hacker who has control of my previous Facebook account is now telling folks I bought an ambulance with my cryptocurrency wins. Don’t believe or give this criminal money. Report account as fake if you see it. DM me for verification. #FacebookHacked 😡

Fraudulent Facebook account of Joyce E. Davis, who was hacked by a criminal.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 22

Trump fires Black joint chiefs chair Hegseth accused of promoting diversity

US secretary of defense had questioned whether history-making air force general CQ Brown Jr got job because of race Donald Trump abruptly fired the air force general CQ Brown Jr as chair of the joint chiefs of staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making…

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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · Feb 22

High Point University loses federal funding to train teachers

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that more than $ 600 million in federal grants to train and recruit teachers would be cut, specifically for div…

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 20

🤎🤎🤎 I spend a LOT of time here…

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 20

In full bloom. #FlowersMakeEverythingBetter & #BooksAreAwesome #MoreBeauty #BlackBookSky #BookSky

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Joyce Davis @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social · Feb 18

Wow! Passing around sections of “Push.” That shows interest & engagement in what Sapphire wrote for various reasons. As an author, it is encouraging that a narrative someone writes can spur interest, & hopefully dialogue about experiences & perspectives. Hope you enjoy “Push.” #BookSky #BlackBookSky

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