Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Publix has played itself, and there will be consequences for its cowardly capitulation to conservative culture. Two black women, La-Tasha Estelle and Casey R. Kelley, launched a fantastic event called "Black Book Bash", a three-day literary festival celebrating not only Black authors but Black readers, vendors, independent publishers, and influencers that is set to take place October 3-5, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida.