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A ‘Native Son’ Reimagined, With James Baldwin in Mind | The New York Times

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Salamishah Tillet, The New York Times The playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, left, and the visual artist Rashid Johnson collaborated on the latest film adaptation of Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” setting it in present-day Chicago. Credit Gioncarlo Valentine for The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] its earliest conception, Richard Wright’s best-seller “Native Son” was envisioned for […]

On Black Difficulty | Slate

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019African American Activist, African American Author ...

Toni Morrison and the thrill of imperiousness.

Karyn Parsons Talks About Her Debut Novel, ‘How High the Moon’ | Black Girl Nerds

March 21, 2019March 23, 2019African American Activist, African American Author ...

New Novel Highlights Jim Crow, Colorism and George Stinney, Jr.

Black History Month: a Reading List | OUPBlog

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Eleanor Robson & Mara Sandroff, OUPBlog [dropcap]February[/dropcap] marks the celebration of Black History Month in the United States and Canada, an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in US history. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The first variation of Black History Month was initiated by Dr. […]

Episode 343: A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing Author DaMaris B. Hill | iHeart.com

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019African American Literature, KINDR'D ...

Staff, iHeart.com [dropcap]Author[/dropcap] and poet DaMaris B. Hill talks to Daniel Ford about her new collection A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing: The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland. To learn more about DaMaris B. Hill, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter […]

Stephan James on how If Beale Street Could Talk will leave you “broken yet so full” | The AV Club

December 23, 2018African American Author, African American Literature ...

Danette Chavez , The AV Club Stephan James Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times. Featured Image [dropcap]For[/dropcap] Stephan James, 2018 was all about getting home, whether he was playing a star-crossed lover in Barry Jenkins’ singular romance, If Beale Street Could Talk, or a starry-eyed soldier trying to reintegrate himself into society in […]

Hugo awards: women clean up as NK Jemisin wins best novel again | The Guardian

August 20, 2018African American Author, African American Literature ...

Jemisin’s third win in as many years signals an end to the influence of the rightwing ‘Puppies’ groups, with female authors winning all major categories at sci-fi awards.

Kamala Harris Examines ‘The Truths We Hold’ in New Book | Colorlines

July 19, 2018African American Literature, African American Lives ...

The California Senator will detail her upbringing and core beliefs as they relate to her political work.

Duke University Instructor Jaki Shelton Green Becomes 1st African American Woman to be Named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate | Good Black News

July 9, 2018African American Education, African American Literature ...

“Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.”

Roxane Gay: ‘No one is guaranteed love or affection’ | The Guardian

June 5, 2018African American Literature, African American News ...

The author of Bad Feminist and Hunger has strong words for ‘incels’, harassers in publishing and diet gurus