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Katara Patton
Katara Patton, the Century’s community engagement editor, is an author and editor who loves a competitive game of Scrabble.
The Kindest Lie is a story about race and much more
In Nancy Johnson’s debut novel, a family secret draws a successful Black woman home to small-town Indiana.
April 22, 2021
Telling the story of The Black Church PBS documentary
“The church, as wonderful as it has been, has been a very difficult place for some people.”
March 12, 2021
The books we’re giving as Christmas gifts
If your secret Santa were a Century editor, here’s what you might be getting.
December 9, 2020
Are we trapped by the way others see us?
Brit Bennett’s novel explores racial passing, gender transition, and family trauma.
September 21, 2020
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