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Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

Sophia S. Armenakas, The Crimson Cornel R. West ’74 spoke with Danielle S. Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, as a part of the center’s Diversity, Justice, and Democracy lecture series in 2016. Photo: Sidni M. Frederick. Featured Image Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will […]

Leyla Fern King, To Mama, 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,

Leyla Fern King receives Gold Key recognition for ‘To Mama’ | The St. Louis American

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

The St. Louis American Staff, The St. Louis American Leyla Fern King received the highest Gold Key recognition for her poem “To Mama” in the 2019 Missouri Writing Region of the Scholastic Writing Awards Contest and now advances to national competition. She is a sophomore at John Burroughs School where she serves as sophomore justice […]

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Alain Locke, Some of These Days: Black Stars, Jazz Aesthetics, and Modernist Culture, James Donald, Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women Artists, Lisa E. Farrington, I Am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde, Audre Lorde, African American Literature, Black Literature, African American Author, Black Author, African American Writer, Black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,

Black History Month: a Reading List | OUPBlog

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Eleanor Robson & Mara Sandroff, OUPBlog February 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. The first variation of Black History Month was initiated by Dr. Carter G. […]

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

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Staff, iHeart.com Author 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 […]

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James Baldwin: Pessimist, Optimist, Hero | The New York Times

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

The literary figure is the glowing subject of a group exhibition, curated by the New Yorker critic Hilton Als, that is part personal narrative, part study of his influence on contemporary artists.

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How Zora Neale Hurston Helped Create the First Realistic Black Baby Doll | Literary Hub

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

WRITING LITERARY CLASSICS AND ADVISING AMERICAN TOYMAKERS

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‘Looking For Lorraine’ Explores The Life Of The Author Of ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ | WBEZ 91.5 Chicago By the time Lorraine Hansberry died in 1965 at just 34 years old, she had already made her mark in literary history.

January 11, 2019

By the time Lorraine Hansberry died in 1965 at just 34 years old, she had already made her mark in literary history.

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

December 23, 2018

Facebook0Twitter0MailDanette Chavez , The AV Club Stephan James Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times. Featured Image For 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 […]

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Barry Jenkins to Hollywood: Adapt More Black Literature | Colorlines The “If Beale Street Could Talk” director discusses the importance of the Black literary canon to the film industry.

November 28, 2018

The “If Beale Street Could Talk” director discusses the importance of the Black literary canon to the film industry.

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DC Celebrates Nikki Giovanni as She Celebrates the Greatness of Black People | The African American (AFRO) Dubbed “The Poet of the Black Revolution”, the legendary activist, poet and educator Nikki Giovanni received a warm welcome from the D.C. community as she shared excerpts from her new book, A Good Cry on October 26 at Busboys and Poets located on 450 K St N.W.

November 21, 2018

Dubbed “The Poet of the Black Revolution”, the legendary activist, poet and educator Nikki Giovanni received a warm welcome from the D.C. community as she shared excerpts from her new book, A Good Cry on October 26 at Busboys and Poets located on 450 K St N.W.

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