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Code Switch Academy offers Black history curriculum, without the qualifier “Black,” that guide learners to naturally expand their understanding of who is included in stories about our world. Read more...
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LOVING ROOM: diaspora books + salon is a Black-owned community reading room (bookstore + cultural salon) featuring various genres of literature by Black + African writers for readers of all ages. We curate a selection of new and used reading material from US-born Black authors, African, Caribbean, and other Diaspora writers to be read on-site, with a variety of new Read more...
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Acts On Stage is a non-profit theater and organization on a mission to change lives dramatically through the production of performances & programs that elevate and center the stories, talents, and initiatives of People of Color and faith. Our vision is to be a driving force behind a new era renaissance in which creativity creates social change! Read more...
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Kay has been bringing women together since 2016. Ladies Paint Night is not just about the paint. Its about giving women the confidence to embrace their inner artist that some didn’t know existed. It’s about building new relationships, sisterhood… and also another reason to sip on wine! Read more...
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The Liink Project is an Art & Culture Hub set to activate in the Central District in November 2020. This project is about connecting emerging Black creatives and entrepreneurs with resources, space, knowledge, and visibility. Featuring a retail space stocked with local goods, a kitchen featuring rotating local flavors, a performance and event space to host pop ups and classes, The Liink will not only Read more...
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Edwina Martin-Arnold is the author of several romance books. She is a hopeless romantic, and a true believer in happily ever after. However, Edwina knows that the path to real love is rarely straight forward. To the contrary, it’s often paved with many turns and a peril or two, in real life and in the stories she creates. Read more...
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“When my son was almost a year old, I cracked open the laptop and let the story of my first novel carry me away. Since then I haven’t stopped typing. I enjoy writing and am very excited about the release of my first novel. I have two writing passions. One is for my creative brain that has tons of stories Read more...
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I consider myself to be many different things. I am a designer, an artist, a writer and so much more. I live my life in the viewpoint of seeing the sky as the limit. Optimism and beauty and hope… those are my testimony. I pride myself with offering customers a range of different products and services. The services that I Read more...
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The African-American Writers’ Alliance, a diverse and dynamic collective of Seattle-area writers of African descent, provides an informal and supportive forum for new and published writers. We help one another polish our skills, provide peer review, and create opportunities for public readings and other media venues. Ultimately the group encourages members to publish individually and collectively. Our stories—triumphs, tragedies, and Read more...
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My journey began in 2012 when I took my daughter to the bookstore. We combed through all the sections and couldn’t find any books with black or brown faces. Instead of complaining about it, I decided to write a book. Just like that. I just decided to do it even though I knew nothing about the book publishing process. Little Read more...