African American Literature Archives

Sandra Cutts, African American History, Black History, U.S. History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

UAB student selected for prestigious national fellowship | Birmingham Times

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019

Yvonne Taunton, Birmingham Times Sandra Cutts (Provided Photo). Featured Image After a week of interviews in legislative offices on Capitol Hill, Sandra Cutts, a University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering doctoral candidate, has been selected as one of 60 students to be a 2019 John A. Knauss Marine Policy fellow. Cutts is also […]

Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Michelle Obama, Langston Hughes, Ntozake Shange, Octavia E. Butler, Lucille Clifton, bell hooks, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

A Play About Maya Angelou is Being Developed for Broadway | Colorlines

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

“Phenomenal Woman: An Evening with Maya Angelou” will debut in 2021.

James Baldwin, African American Literature, Black Literature, African American Author, Black Author, I Am Not Your Negro, Willoughby Avenue, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, WRIIT, Wriit,

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

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019

In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren

Jazmin Truesdale, Aza Comics, The Keepers, Aza Minis, African American Comics, African American Literature, Black Comics, Black Literature, African American Books, Black Books, Willoughby Avenue, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, WRIIT, Wriit,

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

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

Samara Lynn, Black Enterprise Courtesy Aza Comics, Featured Image In 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. There are several well-established black comic books writers and artists who have worked on major comic book […]

Tiffany Jackson, Mondays Not Coming, African American Literature, Black Literature, African American Books, Black Books, African American Author, Black Author, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT, Wriit,

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

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

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

Nikki Giovanni, African American Activist, Black Activist, African American Poet, Black Poet, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT, Wriit,

Nikki Giovanni Blasts Trump Presidency: Black People Voting for Him Is Like a Vote for Slavery | Atlanta Black Star

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Nikki Giovanni speaking at Emory University in 2008., Featured Image Poet Nikki Giovanni wants Donald Trump’s presidency to crash and burn and said Black Americans voting for him was like a vote for slavery. “My heart breaks for the next generation with these fools in the White House,” she said. […]

Suzan-Lori Parks, Rashid Johnson, Native Son, Richard Wright, African American Literature, Black Literature, African American Author, Black Author, African American Writer, Black Writer, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT, Wriit,

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

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

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 In its earliest conception, Richard Wright’s best-seller “Native Son” was envisioned for […]

Roxanne Gay, Marlon James, African American Theater, Black Theater, African American Stage, Porgy and Bess, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Roxane Gay and Marlon James explore his African myth-inspired ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ | The San Diego Union-Tribune

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Christian Orozco, Writer and editor Roxanne Gay interviews author Marlon James about his latest book, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” at Los Angeles’ Museum of African American Art on Feb 20. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times). Featured Image Surrounded by art depicting vibrant landscapes and black bodies, Marlon James discussed his latest novel, “Black […]