The annual event brings together authors, readers and members of the community for a celebration centered on literature.

Black History Month is a time to cultivate space for reflection, honor, and appreciation of the contributions of Black communities past, present, and future. Among these contributions, Black women ...

With Barack Obama neck and neck with Hillary Rodham Clinton after Super Tuesday, the world is a step closer to becoming a different place, says author Alexs Pate, who is certain that one thing about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Whether their works are examining history, social justice, ...

In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their reality despite constraints imposed on them from outside. By Tope Folarin Tope ...

The movies explore what happens when authors who focus exclusively on racism in their work push back against political and commercial stresses. By Salamishah Tillet “We younger Negro artists who ...

CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers and several authors highlighted African-American literature on Saturday morning. The event is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library’s fourth annual African American ...

African Americans have long negotiated their experience within a hostile environment, and although this hostility has left a mark on African American literature, it does not totally define this genre.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2004, shortly after the publication of ‘Purple Hibiscus.’ Ulf Andersen/Getty Images But the October 2003 publication of “Purple Hibiscus” didn’t just signal the start of a ...