422:, which according to Rowell pushed a narrow political ideology associated with northern urban communities, there was a severe lack of Black Southern literature. In addition, the presence of systemic discrimination against Black people in the South created a barrier from Black writers works being published. Rowell sought to fix this by creating a "Black South forum" to allow Black writers in the South to have their voices heard. With the help of colleagues, students, and fundraising at
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African descent in different areas of the Caribbean and South and Central America. The region's history, life, literature, and culture were of particular interest to the project. According to Carrol F. Coates, who has
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s second issue from his academic office. After the journal gained a university affiliation, it lost two of its original three editors – Tom Dent and Jerry Ward – which, according to Margo
Natalie Crawford, is when the journal blossomed into what it is now: an acclaimed journal for black diasporic art
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was no longer just for Black writers in the South; it evolved into its own epicenter to promote Black voices and culture across the
African diaspora. In order to accomplish this task, Rowell and his staff traveled to various Universities and libraries to hold international readings and workshops to
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Movement. Rowell sees the innovation in post-Black Arts Movement artists as much more
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African Diaspora together in one location, both through text, and through literary and cultural activities. It is described as serving as the arbiter for intercultural communication. Margo Natalie Crawford's 2017 book
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Haitian literature in the journal, Rowell would make one or more visits to each Caribbean island in order to meet and interview writers of African descent and gather visual impressions along with manuscripts. As a result,
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