Lit 16 Powers: Activate!
Lit 16ers Jamila Minnicks and Chantal James team up for an event in Alexandria, Virginia.


When Deesha Philyaw, Kiese Laymon, and I started the Lit 16, one of our hopes was that the literary artists chosen would gain opportunities from the exposure, pay them forward, and continue in the tradition of community-building that is at the heart of the Lit 16 endeavor.
That is what I believe is happening here. As you might already know, Lit 16 class…
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