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Author Q&A | Leon Ford
Leon Ford was shot by police. Now he’s their partner in community healing
In a Q&A with The Emancipator, the author of “An Unspeakable Hope” talks mental health, redefining justice, and how to build a better policing system.

Author Q&A | Ernest Owens
Why cancel culture scares the rich and powerful so much
The Emancipator sat down with Ernest Owens, author of “The Case for Cancel Culture,” who wants to shift the conversation around canceling and show why it’s a right we should protect.

BOOKS | Christopher Rivas
In the alchemy of Brownness, taking up space should not be a radical act
Author Christopher Rivas explores living beyond the Black/White binary to reclaim the middle ground of race, ethnicity, and identity.

books | Nia T. Evans
We cannot repair what we refuse to remember
With startling clarity and relevance, Gayle introduces readers to a community of Black citizens who — within a nation they helped to build — were stripped of political equality in the 1970s.

Books | Emily Gowen
Children’s books need to watch their (skin) tone
Checking for diversity, bias in images must start with gatekeepers who deem which kids’ books count.