But I will do everything in my power to get them in a future project. I was working on firming up time to interview three amazing people, but scheduling didn’t work out. I do wish that I could have had someone who is Native American in the book. You interviewed so many inspiring people for The Black Friend – were there any people you wish you could have included? But I will say, I’m going to continue to find ways to support marginalized communities through my writing, especially women and the LGBTQ+ community. What other writing projects are you currently working on? So I raised money to give young people a moment for joy and to see themselves represented on screen. But I believe joy is a very important part of youth as well.
I created that campaign because oftentimes when we discuss marginalized young people, we only talk about how to help them survive.
As far as the #BlackPantherChallenge, that’s a bit more nuanced. People are facing economic hardship because of the pandemic, so I raised money to send funds in hopes that it would help them during their troubles. #RentRelief is likely the most practical for many. You’ve been behind two successful campaigns – #BlackPantherChallenge and #RentRelief – can you tell us about how both of those started? Did you get the results you expected?īoth campaigns started by me recognizing a need in our society and wanting to do what I could to help alleviate it, though the two needs are very different. I wanted to create a text that helped people further understand that fact. I then realized that we have a very long way to go as a society in understanding that racism is a spectrum and microaggressions are one of the most consistent manifestations of daily racism non-white people face. I tweeted about the incident and how racist her actions were and many people argued that her actions were in fact not racist.
I sat next to a young white woman who clutched her purse as soon as I sat down, as if I was going to steal from her and then moved her seat next to a white man. The Black Friend was inspired by a moment of racism I faced while taking the subway to work a few years ago. Tell us about The Black Friend – what inspired it? We got a chance to ask Frederick Joseph a couple of questions about his New York Times bestselling book, The Black Friend, and his answers will inspire you.
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