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Joyce Davis
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Proud mom; Writer / Author / Sanctuary Sister Scribe: Fiction, Biography, “Can't Stop the Shine,” Corporate Comms & Journalism; Walker; Culture Appreciator; Howard U; #Enjoyceinglife
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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
#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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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
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.
www.newyorker.com
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.”
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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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.
nbcnews.to/4kZ4kgE
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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.
www.democracydocket.com
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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
www.bklynlibrary.org
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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.
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.
www.teenvogue.com
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
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
I’m in COMPLETE agreement with you! Books are wonderful for varied insight & perspectives.
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
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 😡
🤎🤎🤎 I spend a LOT of time here…
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