Lori
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer / Author |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | Lori D. Johnson has an M.A. in Urban Anthropology from the University of Memphis. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including The Forge Literary Magazine, Midnight & Indigo, SFWP Quarterly, The Root and Mississippi Folklife. Her recent honors include NELLE Literary Journal’s 2024 “Three Sisters Award” for creative non-fiction, an honorary mention in the 2024 Chapter One Prize of the Gutsy Great Novelist and a 2021 Pushcart Prize nomination by Novel Slices. She lives in Charlotte, NC, but still considers Memphis, TN home. |
| Interests | Music, Literature, Film, Theater, Memphis, the South, African American culture, Genealogy, Family History |
| Favorite movies | Black Panther, Nomadland, To Sleep With Anger, A Raisin In The Sun, The Color Purple, The Matrix, Do The Right Thing, Glory, Moonlight, The Forty-Year-Old Version, and The Irishman. |
| Favorite music | Old School (of course), Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B |
| Favorite books | The Bible (King James Version), Gorilla My Love, A Good Man is Hard to Find, A Lesson Before Dying, Third Generation, The Autobiography of Malcom X, Sula, The Bluest Eye, Talking Back: Thinking Feminist Thinking Black, Animal Farm, The Handmaid's Tale, All Over But The Shoutin', Olive Kitteridge, Silver Sparrow and The Trees. |
You've broken up with your old band and are about to release your first solo album. Please write the liner notes:
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