65. Marcie Alvis Walker
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In today’s episode I am with my chosen sister and friend Marcie. We dive right into her book, ” Everybody Come Alive”. We also discuss: Recognition of the Divine inside of her Marcie’s process for honoring Blackness in her book Microaggressions and barriers for Black writers/authors The national book ban In praise of ” Everybody Come Alive”, the reception of Marcie’s book by family and friends Our fun ideas for creating a Black Utopia Marcie Alvis-Walker is a writer and the creator of the blog and Instagram feed, Black Coffee with White Friends and the author of EVERYBODY COME ALIVE: A MEMOIR IN ESSAYS. She is passionate about what it means to embrace intersectionality, diversity and inclusion in our spiritual lives. She recently moved to Chicago, Illinois with her husband, daughter, and their dog Evie where she reads a lot of books, watches a lot of movies, and drinks a lot of tea and coffee. Visit Marcie’s website : https://www.marciealviswalker.com/ Follow Marcie on Instagram @ Blackcoffeewhitefriends Subscribe to Marcie’s newsletter @ https://blackeyedstories.substack.com/
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