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The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates review – time traveller on the Underground Railroad | The Guardian

February 3, 2020February 5, 2020African American Author, Black Author ...

Magical realism meets real life in the acclaimed journalist’s debut novel about American slaves escaping to the north [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] A former national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine, Ta-Nehisi Coates is among the most revered and widely read intellectuals in the US. His bleak but scintillating book about race, We Were Eight Years in Power […]

10 James Baldwin Books to Read in Your Lifetime | The Oprah Magazine

January 14, 2020January 27, 2020African American Activist, African American Author ...

More from the literary legend behind If Beale Street Could Talk. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] James Baldwin is an iconic author for our time, a writer who gave the world countless poignant essays, shorts stories, novels, plays, and poems during his 63 years. As a gay Black man coming to terms with his identity in the 1950s, […]

Help combat racism. This holiday season, give the gift of a black children’s or young adult book | Daily Kos

December 24, 2019December 24, 2019African American Literature, Black Author ...

In a time fraught with Trump- and Republican-fomented racial hate and vituperation, we move into a holiday season celebrated by 90% of the people in this divided nation. Over the years, many readers have asked for my thoughts on what can be done to change and eliminate the racial hate exhibited by a large, and […]

Remembering James Baldwin: Here are Five Works by the American Author | News18

December 2, 2019January 8, 2020African American Activist, African American Literature

On the author’s death anniversary, here’s looking at 5 works by him one must read.

James Baldwin: Living in Fire by Bill V Mullen review – a smart, concise introduction | The Guardian

November 15, 2019November 26, 2019African American Activist, African American Author

A brisk account of the African American writer’s insights on race, class and sexuality, which are more relevant than ever

Who Gave You the Right to Tell That Story? | Vulture

October 31, 2019March 20, 2020African American Literature, Black Literature ...

Ten authors on the most divisive question in fiction, and the times they wrote outside their own identities.

Biography of Gwendolyn Brooks, the People’s Poet | ThoughtCo

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Jeffrey Somers, ThoughtCo Gwendolynn Brooks. Bettmann / Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n many ways, Gwendolyn Brooks embodies the black American experience of the 20th century. Born into a family that moved to Chicago as part of the Great Migration of blacks to the north of the country, she made her way through school during the […]

After 136 Years, The Met will Finally Host an Opera by a Black Composer | Okayplayer

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019African American Entertainment, KINDR'D ...

Zo, Okayplayer Henry Adebonojo. Featured Image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]erence Blanchard‘s heralded opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, is set to make its debut at The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Though it had plenty to choose from over the last century or so, the production will be the first-ever opera by a black composer to be […]

Ta-Nehisi Coates On Magic, Memory And The Underground Railroad | NPR

September 26, 2019December 10, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Growing up in Maryland, author Ta-Nehisi Coates was enthralled by stories of Harriet Tubman, the 19th century abolitionist who operated the Underground Railroad on the state’s Eastern Shore. He read about Tubman’s efforts to lead enslaved people to freedom, and was struck by the surreal qualities of her story. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “It just seemed wild,” […]

Beloved St. Louis stage veteran Linda Kennedy passes at 68 | The St. Louis American

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Kenya Vaughn, The St. Louis American A snapshot of mid-century South Philly. Featured Image [dropcap]Linda[/dropcap] Alton Randall Kennedy, a staple of the St. Louis theater scene for more than four decades, passed away this morning (Friday, August 16) after a battle with cancer. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Her son Terell Randall Sr. confirmed her passing via Facebook. […]