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The Importance Of Black Love In Romance Novels, University Marketing And Communications, Julie Moody-Freeman Feb 2021

The Importance Of Black Love In Romance Novels, University Marketing And Communications, Julie Moody-Freeman

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For Julie Moody-Freeman, reading Black romance novels isn’t a guilty pleasure - it’s an area of study. Moody-Freeman is the director of DePaul's Center for Black Diaspora and a faculty member in the African and Black Diaspora Studies Department. On this episode, she discusses the history and importance of Black love in romance novels, which inspires her work as the host of The Black Romance Podcast. She also reflects on her conversations with Black romance writers, editors and scholars and the importance of their oral histories.