Tiffany D. Jackson’s speaks on the Power of a Black Girl Writing Justice
Even with Black authors taking the bestseller list by storm, the systematic issues are prevalent and alive. The need for black authors and black stories across all experiences and facets is needed more than ever. Toni Morrison once said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” Tiffany D. Jackson, a black young adult fiction writer, is unapologetically letting her Black girl magic shine while writing for the culture.
Best known for her NAACP Image Award-nominated debut novel Allegedly, chronicling a teen accused of murder at the age of nine, was published in 2017. By highlighting social injustices, inequities, and experiences in the Black community in her novels, she is boldly making a statement our stories matter. Her second debut novel, Monday’s Not Coming, was inspired by the countless disappearances of Black girls and eventually led to the #missingdcgirls. In an interview with Vox magazine, when asked about her shying away from the typical young adult genre topics of romance, dystopia, and escapism Tiffany stated, “I feel in this particular political climate we need our kids to know everything happening. We cannot shelter them because then they turn into adults who don’t believe these issues are happening.”
