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Why would a publisher prefer/choose to endorse and publish a white author's book on BIPOC magic and culture (hoodoo, voodoo, folklore, Afro-Caribbean, etc...) when they could publish a real author of color.
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I was having this conversation while drinking coffee w/ two priestesses who are planning to write a book in the future: BIPOC, books, ghostwriters, con-artists, marketing, and publishers.
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Before getting into statistics (below) the first reasons why this happens are obviously:
1st MONEY because the big bookstore chains and publishing companies are in the hands of white men who prefer to keep it that way.
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1st MONEY because the big bookstore chains and publishing companies are in the hands of white men who prefer to keep it that way.
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So #witchtwt; I, a Pagan group leader, was called by a Christian think tank that was convening to participate in a talk about how Covid had affected their churches, and what they had done before, during, and currently, in response.
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We get calls like this a lot at @atcwicca. Every time they think they are calling a Christian Church. I let the person know that I was very interested, but that we were an Earth based religion, and not Abrahamic. The person on the phone, as always, told me that was fine.
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So I told him what we did. The head of the church is a Navy Corpsman Vet trained in Pandemic response, and she decided before the country did, that we needed to lock down and keep out of contact until we knew more about what we were facing.
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