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Zetta Elliott

How Do We Share Space?: Black Women Confronting Colorism

Last spring I had a conversation with two friends about colorism in Hollywood. We agreed that there weren’t enough leading roles for…

21 min readJan 21, 2020

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How Do We Share Space?: Black Women Confronting Colorism

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Zetta Elliott

Truth-tellers & Troublemakers: a Conversation about Publishing in Canada

Neesha and I met online in 2009. We were part of a vibrant community of feminist bloggers who reviewed books for young readers and…

12 min readMay 20, 2019

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Truth-tellers & Troublemakers: a Conversation about Publishing in Canada

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Zetta Elliott

A Talk with Teachers: Revisiting James Baldwin’s Vision for Education

Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time…We are in a revolutionary situation, no matter how unpopular that…

10 min readFeb 8, 2017

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A Talk with Teachers: Revisiting James Baldwin’s Vision for Education

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Zetta Elliott

Let’s Talk about Reparations: What Does the Publishing Industry Owe Our Kids?

I was at St. Catherine University last month when Library and Information Science professor Sarah Park Dahlen unveiled this updated graphic…

9 min readOct 22, 2016

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Let’s Talk about Reparations: What Does the Publishing Industry Owe Our Kids?

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Zetta Elliott

Healing the Child Within: a Conversation between Two Kid Lit Creators

Following the release of a disturbing new graphic showing racial disparities in US children’s literature, I sat down with Janine Macbeth of…

10 min readOct 4, 2016

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Healing the Child Within: a Conversation between Two Kid Lit Creators

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Zetta Elliott

Zetta Elliott

Born in Canada, Zetta Elliott is an award-winning author of over 30 books for young readers. She currently lives in Philadelphia.

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