Month: March 2018

HWIL: Issue No. 005 — Books Not Bullets

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Black Students at Stoneman Douglas High Hold a Press Conference on Gun and Police Violence “I don’t think anybody’s intentionally excluding them, but nobody’s intentionally including them, either…” A post shared by Eeni | Globetrotter (@eeni_edit) on Mar 14, 2018 at 9:58am PDT David Hogg Calls for a Boycott of Laura Ingraham’s Advertisers And um… wow, Hulu, Nutrish and more are pulling their ads. Why Sherman Alexie’s Sexual Misconduct Feels Like a Betrayal “In addition to the women he wronged, Alexie let down the writers of color who needed his help, and the Native writers he eclipsed.” The Best Black-Owned Restaurants in America Eat your heart out… Black Girl Magic All Up & Through the NYT Bestsellers List Elizabeth Acevedo, Angie Thomas, Tomi Adeyemi… What? What?! WHAT?! So grateful for all the love X is getting! It moved up the list this week and I’m grateful to all the readers who made it happen. 💗 pic.twitter.com/20JEgDV8Pg — Elizabeth Acevedo (@AcevedoWrites) March 28, 2018 How to Forgive Those Who Have Harmed You “Healing is the …

5 Simple Work Hacks for the Scatter-Brained

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When projects get out of hand, when the team is short-staffed, when plans change—I have to admit, I haven’t always had the capacity to pick up the slack when called to do so. These periods end up highlighting how much I’m actually lacking the organizational skills needed to handle curve balls and, well, move up in my career. And when these curve balls come, my over-thinking brain cannot handle it and I shut down completely.

Toward the end of 2017, I was able to observe the tricks of some of the most organized people I work with. And while I still haven’t covered all the bases, these 5 little changes have made a major impact in my workflow.

HWIL: Issue No. 004 – More Dora Milaje Means More Black Girl Magic

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The Dora Milaje Are Officially Getting Their Own Marvel Spinoff The Queens Live Life Lessons from the Financially-Driven Millennial The best articles on money—the advice may surprise you… Lena Waithe Changing the Game in Vanity Fair …while rocking a Well-Read Black Girl tee ✨I woke up to a ton of beautiful text messages telling me that @LenaWaithe wore a #WellReadBlackGirl t-shirt in @VanityFair! Lena is incredible for a multitude of reasons ✨ @JackieWoodson‘s piece proves that! I’m so grateful to have them both in my orbit https://t.co/GVWJLBm5Xg pic.twitter.com/J46oU1gutm — Well-Read Black Girl ™ (@wellreadblkgirl) March 22, 2018 Literary Sleuths for Fans of Jessica Jones Read! Recommend! Repeat! Advice for the Black Traveler “Be brave, travel, experience and live.” Check Out My Bookstagram @TolaniHerShelf (get it?) A post shared by Tolani Osan (@tolanihershelf) on Mar 10, 2018 at 8:32am PST Happy Friday, Friends

Life Lessons from Gabrielle Union

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Don’t side-eye me, book lovers and publishing folk, but I spent almost all of 2017 hoarding books and not really reading any of them. On one such book-hoarding occasion, I got to hear Gabrielle Union speak about her memoir, We’re Going to Need More Wine, at an event sponsored by CBS University, the CBS Diversity Counsel, and the CBS Women’s Networking Group. I walked away with a free copy signed by Gabrielle Union herself, right before my eyes.

HWIL: Issue No. 003 – Americanah Miniseries from Our Fave BP BFFs

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Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira Team Up for Americanah Miniseries Adaptation Currently accepting applications for the Lupita to my Danai. A post shared by Lupita Nyong’o (@lupitanyongo) on Feb 17, 2018 at 5:37am PST Infinity War to Come Out a Week Earlier Than We All Prepared For We’re. Not. Ready. (But this Twitter thread is everything.) On a scale of one to infinity, how excited are you to see #InfinityWar on May 4th? pic.twitter.com/72jYKj2ODG — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 1, 2018 Amandla Stenberg Walked Away From Black Panther Due to Her Skin Tone “That was really challenging, to make that decision, but I have no regrets. I recognize 100 percent that there are spaces that I should not take up and when I do take up a space it’s because I’ve thought really, really critically about it and I’ve consulted people I really trust and it feels right.” The Poet X by Slam Poet (and fellow GW alum) Elizabeth Acevedo Is Out Next Week Watch her below, she’ll wow you. Chadwick Boseman and Lupita Nyong’o …

7 Tweets from @theSlumflower to Help You Get Your Life Right

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If you didn’t already know, Chidera Eggerue (AKA @theSlumflower) is a star. An award winning blogger based out of London, Chidera is the bold pioneer of the #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER movement and her audacious display of self-acceptance and body positivity has inspired so many (as evidenced by the many self-affirming women popping up in Chidera’s mentions everyday). For me, who—in addition to having saggy boobs—deals with self-doubt on the daily, Chidera’s radical self-love has stirred a new confidence in me. At only 23, Chidera is a fount of wisdom and to be honest, it’s her wise-beyond-her-years tweets that have started to chip away at the damaging thought processes I’ve amassed over my 29 years.