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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 […]

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On Black Difficulty | Slate

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

Toni Morrison and the thrill of imperiousness.

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Karyn Parsons Talks About Her Debut Novel, ‘How High the Moon’ | Black Girl Nerds

March 21, 2019March 23, 2019

New Novel Highlights Jim Crow, Colorism and George Stinney, Jr.

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The Explosive Chapter Left Out of Malcolm X’s Autobiography | History.com

March 7, 2019March 23, 2019

Missy Sullivan, History.com Truman Moore/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images, Featured Image It’s not often that a little-known chapter from one of the most important books of the 20th century emerges into the public sphere. Especially one in which a prominent civil-rights figure delivers a stern rebuke to his race. In July 2018, the Schomburg Center […]

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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 […]

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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, 2019March 23, 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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