
Mx. Faylita Hicks
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She/They | HOODWITCH (2019) @Acre_books | A MAP OF MY WANT (2024) @haymarketbooks | Grammy-Nominated Artist | @RecordingAcad Member | #EndAllGenocides
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On Data Purge Eve, many people stayed up late to save the CDC website. Charles Gaba ✡️ downloaded the whole thing. 👑 A group of us are working to make these preserved data an accessible & publicly available resource. More to come, but get started here 👇🏻 acasignups.net/25/02/02/llink…




Congratulations, Mohammed El-Kurd! 💐 PERFECT VICTIMS is officially a New York Times Bestseller in its first week of publication





I wrote a book. It will be out October 7 from Riverhead Books. It’s about a painter who spends a summer making out with a priest. Preorder link below.


So deeply honored to be part of this incredible cohort of writers! Especially beloved poets Ajanaé Dawkins & Mx. Faylita Hicks

Congratulations to all Writing Freedom Fellows—especially our very own Mx. Faylita Hicks whose work takes my breath away every time ✨✨✨



In 1913, South Africa passed the Natives Land Act, which forbid Black people from owning or leasing land in white areas. The act designated just 7 percent of farmland for Black people. 93 percent went to white people. The government also forcibly removed Black people from land