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 ...
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 ...
Writer, editor, and scholar Gale Greenlee reflects on her current virtual book circle, “Reading Classic Black Children’s ...
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 ...
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.
Phillis Wheatley: Mother of African-American literature -- Charles Waddell Chesnutt: Father of black American fiction -- James Weldon Johnson: The black writer as public figure -- Langston Hughes: ...
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