Author Archives: Taekia Blackwell

Taekia discovered Harry Potter when she was forced to read Chamber of Secrets in sixth grade and never looked back. She was excited to join the HPA staff over two years ago, combining her love of helping others with her near obsession with the Boy Who Lived. As recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh she is both thrilled and terrified to begin planning the rest of her life and knows that Harry and the HPA will be a huge part of it.

Read It First…or Not

Do you always read the book before you see the movie? Find yourself experiencing severe chest pain at the slightest detour from the original? Or do you value a book and its movie for totally different reasons? Check out Taekia’s thoughts on why different media forms deserve different expectations.

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Check out The HPA on Star.Me

Go here: http://www.star.me/fun/question/?pid=31977 To Check out the HPA’s Mission of the Day and sign up for star.me

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Andrew Slack discusses 9/11 and “The Mourning After”

This weekend marked the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, a moment which had global implications and forever marred the American psyche. For those of us who have lived through Pre-9/11 and now Post-9/11 world, Septemember 11th, 2001 and the days and weeks that followed, the last decade in fact, illuminated both the best and worst [...]

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To Karen Bernstein, the girl who… wrocked!

Today as we all board the Hogwarts Express, it is with heavy hearts and a bittersweet farewell to one of our most influential leaders at the HPA, Karen Bernstein. Karen is officially stepping down from her work at the HPA in order to pursue teaching and graduate school and other endeavors more fully.

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Day of Silence

Today the HPA is observing the National Day of Silence in solidarity with those in the LGBTQ community who have had to live their lives in silence. In today’s world with the seemingly endless ways to have your voice be heard – from Facebook and Twitter to shouting in the streets – the suffocation of [...]

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Accio Books Livestream Saturday 3/19 at 2pm EST!

Accio Books! is kicking into high gear this weeekend with a livestream featuring our Heads of House and more. Head over to www.livestream.com/imaginebetter on Saturday, March 19 at 2pm EST to join in the fun. This weekend is your only chance to purchase books for yourself and get points! In the past two years we’ve [...]

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Bullying Horcrux – Special Topics Livestream – Tuesday at 8:30

Join us this Tuesday (Feb 15) at 8:30pm for an extra special livestream where we’ll be having a great discussion of the issues we’re focusing on for this month and giving you all more information on the Bullying Horcrux. You wont want to miss this chance to respond to the issues of youth Bullying and [...]

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Signed HP Books Charity Raffle Livestream – featuring Melissa Anelli – Sat Jan 15 at 2PM

Join Andrew Slack, Melissa Anelli, and other special guests this Saturday at 2:00pm ET on an extra special livestream to learn how you can help raise money for two great charities including Kamp Kiwanis, an organization in upstate New York devoted to giving handicapped and underprivileged children an outdoors experience where they can learn about [...]

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Sirius Black Friday Sale

We hope that everyone in the United States had a truly happy Thanksgiving. In the spirit of the holidays, the HPA is excited to announce two new t-shirts, available for pre-order now! Shirts will be shipped the week of December 15th, just in time for the winter holidays! They make excellent gifts for the Harry [...]

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Vote for the Enough Project

Our partners at the Enough Project have a unique opportunity to receive $10,000 and much needed media attention for their work fighting for genocide prevention, but they need your help! Vote for The Enough Project Co-Founder, John Prendergast, in the “Better Man, Better World” Competition today – http://thegentlemensfund.com/vote. The competition ends at 5:00pm EST, today, [...]

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