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Founder of Well-Read Black Girl.
Glory Edim is an author, activist, and the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a nationwide book club-turned-literacy non-profit that celebrates the life changing power of literature. Well-Read Black Girl’s mission is to use storytelling as a tool for advocacy and collective empowerment. Glory has won numerous awards for her work supporting writers of color, including the 2017 Innovator’s Award from the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes and the Madam C.J. Walker Award from the Hurston/Wright Foundation. She also serves on the board of Baldwin for the Arts. Her best-selling anthology, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, was published by Penguin Random House in 2018. She is currently working on a memoir that explores the intimate relationship between reading and self-healing. She resides in Washington D.C. with her son, Zikomo.
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Well-Read Black Girl to help launch new literary seriesThe world of Well-Read Black Girl, and founder Glory Edim, keeps growing
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The “Well-Read Black Girl” Is Starting a Podcast and Building a LegacyThere is no stopping Glory Edim, whose new podcast will be a part of the literary canon.
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The exceptional stories in ‘On Girlhood’ explore the realities of growing up Black and femaleSee full article.
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On Tonight’s Feminism Today- Glory Edim On GirlhoodMany top literary prizes nominate black women, but few of those women have actually won awards, and Glory Edim wants to change that. She joins today to discuss her anthogy…
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Glory Edim On What It Means To Be A Well-Read Black GirlSince 2015, Glory Edim, founder of Well-Read Black Girl, has curated a space for Black women and girls to engage with Black literature and each other.
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Celebrate the life and legacy of author Toni MorrisonJoin the Read with Jenna book club to honor legendary author Toni Morrison. Her debut novel, The Bluest Eye, celebrates its 50th anniversary in print this year.