Lampblack Lit
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Lampblack was created to provide relief for Black writers and expand the reach of our work because critical engagement with our culture is a radical act.
Joined January 2021
Lampblack is a volunteer-based organization led by Black writers. We are committed to providing funding each week (starting April 5th) to one writer from our global community who is in need of immediate assistance. Visit our website on April 5th to donate or apply. #lampblack
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RT @itsKayPrice: Here's the trailer for the documentary that I am featured in called "Hope in High Water: A People's Recovery Twenty Years….
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The Lampblack Zine is now live! Download a free PDF or *printable* version of our 5th Anniversary Zine, featuring work from John Keene, t’ai freedom ford, Sidik Fofana, Mikael Awake, and jamilah malika abu bakare 🌿. Download the Zine for free:
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We are excited to share the release of The Lampblack Zine — a more accessible version of our magazine, featuring John Keene, t’ai freedom ford, Sidik Fofana, Mikael Awake, and jamilah malika abu bakare. To view or download the zine, visit:
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The Lampblack Reading Series continues this month featuring an unbelievable lineup of writers — including Olatunde Osinaike, JP Infante, and Jean Grae. 6/22 | MoCADA Museum (10 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217) 🌿. RSVP:
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RT @isjonespoetry: we’re a little over three months out from my two-headed goat baby coming into the world.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST 🌿. Zack Graham’s writing has appeared in The Nation, Rolling Stone, GQ, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Brooklyn Rail, among other publications. He grew up in Chicago and lives in New York City.
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The Inky Bulb is our opportunity to celebrate the work of Black writers and discuss all things literary. Join us for our next discussion featuring @zgraham19 — writer, critic, and editor (including previous editions of Lampblack Magazine). June 7th | 1pm ET
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The Lampblack Reading Series rolls on, continuing this month — featuring special guests Soraya Palmer, Rich Benjamin, and Samiya Bashir. Hosted by attorious renée augustin, join us May 18th | 4pm ET at MoCADA Museum 💫. RSVP:
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The Inky Bulb is back! Tune in May 4th at 1pm ET on IG Live — hosted by attorious renée augustin and featuring Dr. Norrell Edwards, Assistant Professor of English at Le Moyne College, whose work has appeared in the LA Review of Books, The Grio and more.
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RT @isjonespoetry: cover reveal and pre-order link for “Bloodmercy”: Image Credit: “Africaine No. 2” by Shawn Theo….
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Lampblack is an organization committed to the advancement of Black literature through direct aid, programs for writers and readers of Black literature, and publishing a magazine dedicated to voices from the Black diaspora.
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Support Black writers by subscribing to our biannual magazine or purchasing Lampblack merch.
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Include your name, the title of your submission, and the genre you are submitting to in the subject line of your submission. We will pay $300 for accepted submissions in any genre.
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For the past 5 years we have been publishing work from established and up-and-coming black authors in our magazine. Please send us your favorite unpublished works before April 1st. Send no more than 5 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose to magazine@lampblacklit.com
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"Fascism only talks ideology, but it really is just marketing--marketing for power. It’s recognizable by its need to purge, the strategies it uses to purge, and its terror of truly democratic goals.”. -Toni Morrison (Howard University | Charter Day Convocation 1995)
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#ToniMorrison was born on this day in 1931. A playwright, groundbreaking editor, and an educator, her novels have earned her the Pulitzer Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Nobel Prize in Literature (the first African-American woman to do so).
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RT @CLMPorg: Nadia Alexis’s BEYOND THE WATERSHED (@CavanKerryPress) “traces journeys to break free–documenting pain, making space for light….
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Check out Beyond the Watershed - A hybrid collection that explores the dual nature of water as both a destructive and healing force, mirroring the experiences of Black women and girls. A hybrid...
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Regarding @emilyraboteau’s most recent work, Kiese Laymon writes, “Lessons for Survival is the height of what an essay collection can do, and be." . Hear the author’s work in person as a part of The Lampblack Reading Series 🌿. RSVP here:
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RT @CLMPorg: This January, CLMP and @mcnallyjackson hosted a mixer celebrating six of New York's best lit mags: @epiphanylit, @thedrift_mag….
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Discover the writing of @trosepeyton, whose debut novel — Night Wherever We Go, has been widely praised, with Margaret Wilkerson Sexton calling it “fierce, stirring, ablaze with insight and power.” . The Lampblack Reading Series returns 2/16 | 4pm ET @mocada_museum 🌿
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