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Podcast: Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA)
Episode: How Independent Publishers Can Support DEI & Be Antiracist, with SCBWI’s Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer April Powers
Description: SCBWI’s Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer April Powers joins host Christopher Locke for a candid conversation about actions independent publishers can take to bring about real change for marginalized communities, and actions that are unhelpful. Plus, what does April have to say about people who complain that companies shouldn’t get “political” by supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and antiracism? Also, what can independent publishers learn from the American Dirt controversy?PARTICIPANTSApril Powers is the chief equity & inclusion officer for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, SCBWI.org. A highly-rated trainer for Fortune...