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Zora Neale Hurston Protected Black Stories

As a new collection of her short fiction reminds us, she gave honor to the mundaneness and magic of rural, Southern Black people

Jan 15, 2020

Zora Neale Hurston Protected Black Stories

Jan 15, 2020

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The Major Built-In Bias of the Publishing World

A look at how Black women are faring

Jan 8, 2020

The Major Built-In Bias of the Publishing World

Jan 8, 2020

Jennifer Baker

The Dangers of the Rumor Mill and Hearsay (for Marginalized Folk)

A decade or so ago, when I was in my mid-twenties, I volunteered to teach ESL to senior citizens in Chinatown. At one point others decided…

Jun 7, 2017

Jun 7, 2017

Jennifer Baker

Does (White) Privilege Need to Be Presented on The Page When it Comes to Contemporary Literature?

A friend handed me the new memoir The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy saying she thought I might like it. I had highly suggested Melissa…

May 14, 2017

May 14, 2017

Jennifer Baker

The Politics of “Nice” as a Black Woman, Doing Advocacy Work, in a Social Justice-y Arena

I was telling a podcast guest this just yesterday: There’s very little that I won’t say to someone’s face. This is a positive and a…

May 11, 2017

May 11, 2017

Jennifer Baker

Read the Fine Print: The Pawnee Treaty, Perception, and Questioning Rather Than Accepting…

Yesterday, on an uncharacteristically pleasant day since I arrived in Nebraska, I decided to go to the local park. Going further I figured…

May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

Jennifer Baker

The “I Don’t Know Her” Conundrum: Online ‘Friending’ in the Time of Trump & White Fragility

More than 80 people are “pending” in my Facebook friend request queue. The avatars of people I may have met, but for the most part have…

Mar 23, 2017

Mar 23, 2017

Jennifer Baker

America, You Broke My Heart

I know I don’t need to go into the specifics of this year’s presidential election. We all watched it and felt it in various ways. But the…

Nov 9, 2016

Nov 9, 2016

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Most Authors Don’t Make Money From Writing Alone

Many pursue other avenues of financial support when it comes to a decline in revenue from writing.

Oct 14, 2016

Most Authors Don’t Make Money From Writing Alone

Oct 14, 2016

Jennifer Baker

Jennifer Baker

Writer/Editor; creator, Minorities in Publishing podcast; editor of EVERYDAY PEOPLE (2018, Atria Books); 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Fellow. Website: jennifernbaker.com

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