Black women writers are showcasing their talents this July! They’ve released works across different genres and that are giving readers stories in traditional formats but rendered through their own unique perspectives. This month, 21Ninety has put together a list of books from Black female writers across a vast collection of genres from romance to literary… Continue reading Books By Black Women To Read In July
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Julia Quinn’s
Bridgerton novels are mostly populated with white people like the regency-era England where they take place. The London of Shonda Rhimes’s
Bridgerton tv series for Netflix, in contrast, is a multicultural mecca, sprinkled with Black characters of various skin hues, as well as a smattering of east and south Asians walking around silently in the background. There is even a Black queen and a Black duke.
In the world of fiction whether on the page, stage, or screen such ahistoricity does not necessarily have to be an issue. We should not evaluate a work of art by how well it matches reality, or how faithful it is to history. But a work of art can and should be judged by the inspiration behind its creator’s vision. And this is where