Highlighted by Philip Jacobson
From When it rains I stand by Latterly
It’s important to avoid being a White Savior. But at the same time, we owe them. If Haitians inherited poverty from enslaved ancestors, then we’ve inherited the blame. When I get back home, I’m going to set to work trying to determine the best ways to help Haiti help…
From Can the Academic Write? — Part I by jo livingstone
s did this piece, but my piece takes a different angle.” If you just barr…or than to get a piece or pitch that is written as if no one’s ever written about the topic before. It’s an encouraging sign in a pitch if the writer says, “The New Yorker did this piece, and Harper’s did this piece, but my piece takes a different angle.” If you just barrel in without showing any awareness of the other stuff that’s been written, then it…