African American Literature - KOLUMN Magazine

Celebrating The Lives of People of Color

Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead

August 3, 2016African American History, African American Literature ...

Nobody could wait for Colson Whitehead’s new book — including Oprah, so here it is, a month early.

‘Soul On Bikes’ About African-American Biker Gang Picked Up For Film Adaptation

July 30, 2016African American Cinema, African American History ...

Rockmond Dunbar, the director-producer of the feature film Pastor Brown, has optioned Tobie Gene Levingston’s autobiographical book Soul On Bikes: The East Bay Dragons MC And The Black Biker Set about the rise and adventures of the infamous East Bay Dragon Motorcycle Club, the notorious all black Harley Davidson biker gang in Oakland, CA. Dunbar grew up in the Bay Area and has known Levingston, the East Bay Dragons and their exploits since his childhood.

Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016African American History, African American Literature ...

James Brown held a prominent place in my constellation of stars. His music was the soundtrack of my black girl life.

Celebrating – Alexandre Dumas, Born July 1802

July 25, 2016African American Literature, KOLUMN ...

Alexandre Dumas is a celebrated French author best known for his historical adventure novels, including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Marc Lamont Hill – Conversation & Book Signing [Baltimore]

July 23, 2016African American Literature, Community ...

MahoganyBooks presents a conversation and book signing with Marc Lamont Hill in partnership with Union Baptist Church and host Marsha Jews!

Mychal Denzel Smith Connects the Black Millennial Experience to the African-American Literary Tradition

July 22, 2016African American Art, African American Literature ...

Invisible Man, Got The Whole World Watching. A Young Black Man’s Education

Mother Emanuel-inspired Exhibition Closes This Sunday

July 21, 2016July 21, 2016African American Art, African American Church ...

The Passages Artists Collective seeks a permanent home for African-American artists

Infamous Mothers: A New Vision

July 21, 2016June 20, 2022African American Literature, African American Photography ...

Infamous Mothers presents its first installment in a series of coffee table books celebrating the stories of African-American mothers from Chicago who have gone on such journeys, bringing back extraordinary gifts.

Juneteenth: Black America’s Independence Day

May 31, 2016June 2, 2017African American Art, African American Literature ...

“On this day 150 years ago, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the slaves of Galveston, Texas finally received word that the Civil War was over.