It's such an honor to simply be nominated! Congrats to the other nominees!

Self, Celebrity, and My Awkward Meeting with Angie Stone
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Can't believe it's just two months until release for Keynan Masters and the Remixed Monster!
The follow up to my debut fantasy MG promises to deal with that cliffhanger that made folks so mad 🤣

Preorders are everything, please like and share! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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if you're looking for GFMs to donate to the working-class people of historic Altadena who lost their homes, this is for a Latino family with deep roots in the community - a kind couple who welcomed me into their home with open arms in the past.

Their total loss included German's workspace & tools.

my latest @teenvogue.bsky.social

my heart broke watching Pasadena, Octavia Butler's hometown, where her middle school is named for her, burn. 5 schools have been damaged.

"Octavia knew"—so did Mike Davis—from studying history. denialism and targeting libraries got us here. what will we do?

I had a deadline to meet and it was flash fiction, but I'm proud of it. The story was inspired by liberation, Gaza, & The Congo. Though I'm unable to donate monetarily at the moment, I will always use my writing & my voice to amplify my anti colonial/anti imperial, pro environment beliefs. Free 🇵🇸 🇨🇩

I'll be talking with my 7 yo son about native land today. I started the tradition last year. It's important that he knows about the land we live on, the people who were slaughtered, rounded up, and forced on the Trail of Tears, by whom, and why.
native-land.ca #NationalDayOfMourning

What are your favorite political Hip-hop songs? Here's my top 5 #Music

1. Mos Def~New World Water

2. Lupe Fiasco~Little Weapon

3. Rapsody~He Shot Ya

4. Scarface ft. Tupac~Smile

5. Dead Prez~Propaganda

If you’re looking to gift #Indigenous stories for your middle schooler: here are some recs!

-Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
-Clairboyance by Kristiana Kahakauwila
-Mascot by Charles Waters & Traci Sorell

#giftideas #holidays #shopsmall #reading #kidbooks #bookrecs #teachers

It's 10:15 pm and I haven't written a single word toward my 150 word goal in my WIP. Let's go! #BlueSkyWriters

ELA textbooks frustrated me when I taught. I didn't see enough diverse content. So, I curated an educational text featuring some of the best Black speculative writers/ artists I know. That text is Conjuring Worlds: An Afrofuturist Textbook for Middle and High School Students. #Education

Hey everyone. My bio says it all. I'm a kidlit author and Mom. I'm anti-establishment, anti-war, and anti genocide. Hope that helps to figure out if you're in the right place or not. I want to meet and work with creatives, build community offline, and talk about writing and books. 🧡

I don't know what's stopping me from completing this early chapter book, but I've been running from it for months. Anyone else running from a WIP? #Kidlit #Writers

"Temperatures in Palestine are increasing faster than the global average, and it is highly vulnerable to floods, heatwaves, droughts, and storms."-- @dharna.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Also, please make sure y'all boost and support our Palestinian siblings who are suffering in Gaza if you can, here is a list of verified accounts in Gaza:

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