Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century

Sales Track:Lighting the Fires of Freedom has sold over 5,200 copies across all formats.

Reception for Previous Book:Lighting the Fires of Freedom was awarded the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize in 2018 and was nominated for a 2019 NAACP Image Award.

Experienced Publicist: Bell is an activist with background in commercial television, public radio, and several premier national social justice organizations. She is an experienced publicist and actively promotes her work.

Author Platform: Bell serves on the boards of the Southern Center for Human Rights, Demos, Teaching Matters, CancerCare, and the Women’s Media Center. Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed her to the Advisory Board of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, a public/private partnership. She will use all of these channels to get the word out about Blackbirds Singing.

Website: The author’s website will be updated to create a special section for Blackbirds Singing.