"I feel black women, specifically, have a history of being erased in terms of their literary contributions in America’s literature. In a lot of ways that’s true for women of color in general, so I think the most important part is to keep these women’s voices alive and active and circulating…"
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On the invisibility of minority women in the world of literature in “Catching Creativity: An Interview with Playwright Christina Anderson” in the Booklist Reader (2019 Jan 14)
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