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Will we read Toni Morrison in troubled times? Yes, we will read Toni Morrison on troubled times | Scroll.in

August 19, 2019September 2, 2020African American Author, African American Intellectual ...

The works of the Nobel Laureate who died on August 5, 2019 are a navigational compass through our own treacherous landscapes.

Statement on the Passing of Toni Morrison | National Museum of African American History & Culture

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

Thinker, Writer, Literary Activist, Nobel Laureate

The 9 Most Essential Toni Morrison Works | Rolling Stone

August 7, 2019September 5, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

The celebrated author and Nobel Prize winner died this week at the age of 88

The Beautiful Power of Ta-Nehisi Coates | Vanity Fair

August 7, 2019August 12, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

With his groundbreaking nonfiction works, Ta-Nehisi Coates emerged as our most vital public intellectual. Now, his debut novel, The Water Dancer, takes him to uncharted depths.

Langston Hughes’s Ardent Public Fan Letter to the Young Nina Simone | Brain Pickings

June 26, 2019April 29, 2020African American History, African American Literature ...

“She is strange. So are the plays of Brendan Behan, Jean Genet, LeRoi Jones, and Bertholt Brecht. She is far-out, and at the same time common. So are raw eggs in Worcestershire and The Connection.”

James Baldwin: ‘I Can’t Accept Western Values Because They Don’t Accept Me’ | LitHub

April 18, 2019May 3, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren

She’s Creating An All-Female Superhero Comic Book Universe | Black Enterprise

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise Courtesy Aza Comics, Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] Now that the movie Black Panther has turned out to be a cultural and money-making phenomenon—interest in comic books and how to create them is bound to spike. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] There are several well-established black comic books writers and artists who have worked on major […]

9 Young Adult Books Every Kid (And Grown Up) Should Read | HuffPost

April 11, 2019May 4, 2020African American Literature, Black Books ...

No matter your age, there’s a YA book out there for you.

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.