African American Literature Archives

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.

African American Literature, African American Books, Black Literature, Black Books, Richard Wright, Native Son, Ashton Sanders, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

The Film Adaptation of “Native Son” Is Coming, and It’ll Probably Win an Oscar. | Garage Brooklyn-based contemporary artist Rashid Johnson will bring a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks to life, with the help of "Moonlight" star Ashton Sanders.

March 20, 2018

Brooklyn-based contemporary artist Rashid Johnson will bring a screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks to life, with the help of “Moonlight” star Ashton Sanders.

Grandma’s Purse, African American Literature, Black Literature, Childrens Books, Vanessa Brantley Newton, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Grandma’s Purse’ by Vanessa Brantley-Newton | The Washington Informer “You never know what you’ll want to have with you!”

March 13, 2018

“You never know what you’ll want to have with you!”

Jessie Redmon Fauset, African American Literature, African American History, Black Literature, Black Books, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Meet the woman who edited the greatest voices of the Harlem Renaissance | Timeline Jessie Redmon Fauset “midwifed the so-called New Negro literature into being”

February 28, 2018

Jessie Redmon Fauset “midwifed the so-called New Negro literature into being”

African American Literature, African American Books, Black Books, African American Books, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic, Black Girl Magic, Art Activism, Diversifying Diplomacy, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Three Black books to read in early 2018 | New York Amsterdam News There is an array of books by Black authors who share stories and the artistic and intellectual prowess of bright, accomplished African-American individuals.

February 23, 2018

There is an array of books by Black authors who share stories and the artistic and intellectual prowess of bright, accomplished African-American individuals.