Individuals Who Had to Find New Careers Because of COVID19 & Recognizing Black Fiction Writers

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I have several friends who were forced to find new careers because of COVID. The funny about this is...they are happier in their new careers versus their old jobs. 

There are so many talented black writers, it's finally good to see some of them get recognized. 


'I had to start my future': Workers who lost jobs because of COVID-19 find new careers in these fields


SOURCE:  Paul Davidson, USA Today



100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read, from Abi Daré to Zora Neale Hurston


SOURCE:  USA Today 


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