Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in the "African American interest” section where only determined shoppers would find them.
When Jackson became a published author she saw other ways in which writers of colour were obscured, potentially affecting both book sales and the odds their work would catch the entertainment industry’s attention.
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