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

August 20, 2018

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.

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Watch the Emotional First Trailer for Barry Jenkins’s New Film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ | Vice The 'Moonlight' director is making his return to the big screen with an adaptation of James Baldwin's 1974 novel.

August 3, 2018

The ‘Moonlight’ director is making his return to the big screen with an adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel.

African American Art, Black Art, The New Negro, The Life of Alain Locke , Alain Locke, African American Literature, Black Literature, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, The Five Fifths, Five Fifths, Willoughby Avenue

The Philosopher Who Believed That Art Was Key to Black Liberation | The New York Times “The question is no longer what whites think of the Negro but of what the Negro wants to do and what price he is willing to pay to do it.”

August 1, 2018

“The question is no longer what whites think of the Negro but of what the Negro wants to do and what price he is willing to pay to do it.”

Kamala Harris, 'The Truths We Hold', African American Author, Black Author, African American Writer, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Kamala Harris Examines ‘The Truths We Hold’ in New Book | Colorlines The California Senator will detail her upbringing and core beliefs as they relate to her political work.

July 19, 2018

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

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

July 9, 2018

“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, Bad Feminist, Incel, African American Author, Black Author, African American Writer, Black Writer, Hunger, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Roxane Gay: ‘No one is guaranteed love or affection’ | The Guardian The author of Bad Feminist and Hunger has strong words for ‘incels’, harassers in publishing and diet gurus

June 5, 2018

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

The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry, Brenda Welburn, African American Literature, Black Literature, Children's Books, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

The Time Travels of Annie Sesstry One summer day, Annie, her sister Emma, and her cousin Joshua slip through a portal and travel back in time to post-Civil War Georgia. They meet Fox and discover a secret about family time travelers through the generations, learning that history isn't so dull after all.

May 16, 2018

One summer day, Annie, her sister Emma, and her cousin Joshua slip through a portal and travel back in time to post-Civil War Georgia. They meet Fox and discover a secret about family time travelers through the generations, learning that history isn’t so dull after all.

African American Politics, African American Lives, Black Lives Matter, BLM, African American Author, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Black Lives Matter and the Intrepid Lives That Preceded It | The New York Times “Ours is a neighborhood designed to be transient, not a place where roots are meant to take hold.”

April 18, 2018

“Ours is a neighborhood designed to be transient, not a place where roots are meant to take hold.”

Juliana 'Jewels' Smith, (H)afrocentric, Halfrican, Biracial, Multiracial, African American Lives, African American News, Black News, Black Comics, African American Comics, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

‘Breaking’ Presents: Juliana ‘Jewels’ Smith, Educator-Turned-Comic Writer | Colorlines The Bay Area resident, inspired by how comics connected with her community college students, developed “(H)afrocentric” to address structural and economic racism in a funny and accessible way.

April 11, 2018

The Bay Area resident, inspired by how comics connected with her community college students, developed “(H)afrocentric” to address structural and economic racism in a funny and accessible way.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, Prince Jones, Kamilah Forbes, African American Theater, African American Arts, African American Performances, Black Theater, African American News, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Bringing the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Briefly, to Stage | The New York Times Mr. Coates and Ms. Forbes will reconvene in Harlem as she adapts and directs the world premiere stage adaptation of “Between the World and Me” at the Apollo Theater.

April 2, 2018

Mr. Coates and Ms. Forbes will reconvene in Harlem as she adapts and directs the world premiere stage adaptation of “Between the World and Me” at the Apollo Theater.

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