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Sikivu Hutchinson

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Sikivu Hutchinson @sikivuhutch is an author and playwright. Her books include Imagining Transit: Race, Gender and Transportation Politics in Los Angeles; Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics and the Values Wars; Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels and White Nights, Black Paradise.

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Sikivu Hutchinson Integrate small burst of non-structured writing so the task is not overwhelming. For example, I often write on post-its and small pads while waiting i…moreIntegrate small burst of non-structured writing so the task is not overwhelming. For example, I often write on post-its and small pads while waiting in the car, in public spaces or during other "interstial" periods of downtime. In addition, developing character sketches and crafting mini-podcasts or recordings of dialogue can help get creative juices flowing. Reading previous work aloud is another strategy to facilitate diving back into revision or new writing(less)

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Sikivu Hutchinson I am a long time rock music enthusiast and, as of four years ago, amateur guitar player. I always wanted to play guitar as a teenager, but was discour…moreI am a long time rock music enthusiast and, as of four years ago, amateur guitar player. I always wanted to play guitar as a teenager, but was discouraged due to there being no visible Black women role models who played, as well as the overwhelmingly white male-dominated rock music industry (despite rock's origins in Black musical artistry and dynamism). Years later, I discovered Rosetta Tharpe and became intrigued by her trajectory. The novel marries select aspects of her experiences with that of a fictitious older Black woman electric guitarist protagonist navigating the stress of fronting a band, regaining her footing in a shark-infested industry that pigeonholes her, losing her religion and challenging sexist, homophobic and white supremacist notions of Black women's creativity(less)

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	Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars 4.38 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Humanists in the Hood: Unapologetically Black, Feminist, and Heretical 4.53 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels 4.23 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Nights, Black Paradise 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock 'n' Roll Heretic: The Life and Times of Rory Tharpe 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imagining Transit: Race, Gender, and Transportation Politics in Los Angeles 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michelle Obama’s recent speech on the anniversary of the Brown decision gave every indication that she understands structural racism and injustice in education. However, her husband’s Race to the Top program has “opened the floodgates to privatization, dumbed-down curricula, and a permanent regime of high stakes testing which undermines teacher creat

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Right To Rock: The Black Rock Coalition And The Cultural Politics Of Race

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Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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“For many enslaved Africans, the Bible only became an avenue of resistance because it was one of the few books available to Black folks in a white, Christian-dominated society that prohibited Black literacy. Reading the Bible and applying its lessons of redemptive suffering, salvation, and struggle aided African Americans in their revolutionary fight against the “contradictions” of chattel slavery in a so-called democratic nation.”
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