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  • Prof Patty
  • December 30, 2021

How This One Book Publisher, Led by a Black Woman, Is Helping Black Authors Share Their Stories With the World

By Senior Editor Leslie Quander Wooldridge December 17, 2021 For instance, in its 2020 analysis of books released by prolific publishing houses, the New York Times found that wh

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