<p><b><i>Refinery 29</i>''s Most Anticipated Books By Black & Latine Authors in 2023!<br></b><b><br>"A necessary discourse about power and control, and who ultimately has a voice versus whose is often stifled." ¿Preston D. Mitchum, LGBTQIA attorney, activist, and adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University <br></b><b><br>The first major case for cancel culture as a fundamental means of democratic expression throughout history, and timely necessity aimed at combating systems of oppression.</b><br><br><b>¿___ is canceled.¿</b><br><br> Chances are, you¿ve heard this a lot lately. What might¿ve once been a niche digital term has been legitimized in the discourse of presidents, politicians, and lawmakers. <br><br>But what really is cancel culture? Blacklisting celebrities? Censorship? Until now, this has been the general consensus in the media. But it¿s time to raise the bar on our definition¿ to think of cancel culture less as scandal or suppression, and more as an essential means of