AUTHOR LADARRION WILLIAMS IS EXCITED FOR “BLACK BOYS TO SEE THEMSLEVES” IN NEW BOOK

Young Adult fantasy novelist, playwright, and co-creator of& “The Black Creators Collective,” LaDarrion Williams is bringing magic to the HBCU world. With the debut of his highly anticipated novel, “Blood at the Root,” Williams is excited for “Black boys to see themselves” in the pages of literature. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Underlined (@getunderlined) “Blood at the Root was initially supposed to be a television series, I wrote it as a TV pilot because I’m also a filmmaker and screenwriter,” Williams explained in an exclusive interview with People Magazine. “The idea started as a tweet I just sent out that said, ‘What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU?'” “I thought it’d be really cool to follow this young kid not just through the regular college experience but at an HBCU where there’s magic. A lot of people on social media asked where are our magical schools and I’m like, ‘It’s right here.'” When Williams pitched the idea to the writing community on social media, it went vial with approval. The next step was to write the pilot and pitch the project. & View this post on Instagram A post shared by LaDarrion Williams (@itsladarrion) Unfortunately,...