Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation

Getting Word: Black Literature for Black Liberation is an annual collective fundraiser, from June 19th - July 4th, calling for the long-term monetary support of Black literary arts organizations.

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Who is Getting Word?

Cave Canem Foundation
Furious Flower Poetry Center
The Hurston/Wright Foundation
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora
The Watering Hole

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The Getting Word Mandate:

As Black literary organizations, we continue the tradition of spreading the word of liberation. We have established a legacy of deep impact across the literary arts, transforming lives—while remaining historically under-resourced and underfunded.

We encourage a change that recognizes and embraces the fundamental role of Black literature and seeks to ensure the longevity of Black literary organizations for generations to come.

We are organizations at the center of the shift in American letters—a Black shift—producing America’s leading authors. As a force against the diminishment of critical thinking, the Black literary word empowers us to actualize the fullness of our humanity and collective liberation.

Getting Word is a collective initiative fiscally administered by Cave Canem Foundation Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization. Your contribution to this effort will be equally distributed among all participating organizations and will sustain general capacity, public programs, and other services that directly impact our communities.

You will support the discovery, cultivation, and promotion of Black writers and the longstanding organizations that help make their art possible. The urgency behind the need to support Black literary arts is never-ending. The work continues!

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To learn more, visit www.gettingword.org.