Author: Keyanna Harper

The lack of diversity in the creative book industry is a hot topic with Black writers and editors being underrepresented. Currently, 78% of the publishing industry is white, with only 4% Black representation.Diversity is far from where it should be for the Black perspective in an industry of all-white publishing. How can we expect to create literature that reflects the world as it exists if our authors are underrepresented?

By Keyanna Harper Black-owned businesses have brought over $200B to the U.S. economy annually Consumer spending in the Black community is projected to reach $1.7T by 2030 A changing tide for Black entrepreneurs is on the rise as their companies have brought over $200 billion to the U.S. economy annually. With no signs of slowing