Category: News
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TWATFD Featured In Detroit Free Press Op-Ed On Underground Economies
“Davis argues that society’s dim view of the street lottery was largely shaped by a newspaper-fueled perception that the lottery was a black man’s game, much in the way that 1930s propaganda convinced Americans that marijuana was inherently evil because it was the intoxicant of choice for black and brown people.”
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New York Times Sunday Book Review Calls TWATFD “Extraordinary” And “Exhilarating”
Kaitlyn Greenidge writes, “We need more stories like Fannie’s — the triumph and good life of a lucky black woman in a deeply corrupt world.”
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Davis Featured On WBAI’s Dreamleapers Radio Show With Harriette Cole
Davis speaks with WBAI’s Harriette Cole about TWATFD and balancing memoir and social history.
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Davis Shares Her Must-Read Book By A Woman For Glamour
For International Women’s Day, Davis, along with other women authors, shared her favorite book written by a woman — her literary idol.
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Davis Featured On Portland’s Radio Show Black Book Talk
Davis spoke with KBOO’s Black Book Talk about TWATFD and growing up unable to speak about her mother’s work. Black Book Talk is hosted by Patricia Welch, Emma Jackson Ford, and O.B. Hill.
