Black Writing Spaces and Me

Daniel Johnson
Aug 27, 2017 · 4 min read
Lerone Bennett, at the time of photograph the Senior Editor of Ebony Magazine. Photograph property of John H. White

Recently I was afforded the incredible opportunity to attend one of The Hurston-Wright Foundation’s summer workshops, and there is something about being a Black writer, surrounded by other Black writers, being led by notable ass award winning ass Black writers that makes you feel energized. Actually, to be quite honest it was perhaps the most energized and supported I have felt, possibly in my entire writing career and that is in no small…

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