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I’m interested in essays. I feel I have a novel somewhere inside me. Im hoping to improve my writing by read works from a variety of writers. I have stories in my head I just need to get them on paper.

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Hope my efforts aid in your self-improvement!

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Your efforts are driving me forward. Thank you.

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We watched American Fiction last night. I found it dark and not as funny as I thought it would be. I see it as a high end movie that won't and probably didn't play well with black audiences. For me, the most important part of the film was when Monk and Sintara are in the lounge discussing their books. Both books cater to white publishers pushing "black trauma porn." She's okay with feeding the public what it desires, Monk not so much, even though he has with his flippantly titled book. Just like Monk, my desire to write and share comes from being tired of the continued negative narrative associated with black Americans. We are and will continue to be more than victims of this cold cruel world, we just need more voices that will stop dealing the drug of negativity and help the public, black and white, be cleansed of this addiction. With 60% of black Americans living in 10 states, the media can and does dictate how white America sees black people and really how black Americans see themselves. This viewpoint creates the white saviors and those who can't get over our past even though many of us have. I don't want to be apart of the group which pushes and supports "black trauma porn". I need to watch Raisin in the Sun.

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I love your motivation for writing! Are you interested in novels, essays, non-fiction books, plays, screenplays, etc.? As I suggested before, Raisin in the Sun offers dignity of the human spirit in 1959. Let me know. Thanks.

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