Saw an article in the @chicagotribune about Black Crime Fiction authors that included.

A man already well known in other fields & appears to be writing his FIRST crime fiction novel.
A man who is super problematic.
A man who is already one of the most well known writers ever 1/

The ONLY woman quoted in this article was a bookstore owner. I repeat, the @chicagotribune did an article on black crime writers when there's not a single BLACK woman crime writer quoted in it.

How is this okay? 2/

I'm not even offended for myself. I'm sick of black women getting constantly shit on/ignored when we bust our asses as much as, if not more than, our peers. You can't tell me that when it comes to black crime fiction, black women are leading the charge in 2020. 3/

We're not only getting multiples books published, we're being nominated for--and winning--awards. And, just as important, we're the ones on these boards trying to fight the good fight to make sure crime fiction...actually changes.

So huge shout out to @RachelHowzell, @AlexiaGordon, @vmburns, @tracypc6161, @AbbyVandiver, @cheaddc, @nikkidolson, @BooksbyPatricia, @blacktop1950, @LizzWilk, and countless others. I see you even if no one else does.

. @Michrichter1 has informed me that it's Ian's second crime fiction novel, so my bad on that. However, I still stand by what I said.

Also, another typo. I forgot "not": You can't tell me that when it comes to black crime fiction, black women are NOT* leading the charge in 2020