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The Changing Image of the Black in Children’s Literature | The Horn Book, Inc.

September 30, 2019July 26, 2020African American Literature, Black Books ...

By Augusta Baker, The Horn Book, Inc. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, children’s books seemed to foster prejudice by planting false images in the minds of children. Most authors were white, with little knowledge about black life, and yet they wrote as if they were authorities. No wonder it was an accepted fact in children’s […]

BANNED: The Bluest Eye| PBS

September 19, 2019August 3, 2020African American Intellectual, African American Literature ...

By From The Collection” The Library, PBS [dropcap]C[/dropcap]The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison’s first novel, was published in 1970. Set in Lorain, Ohio — where Morrison herself was born — the book tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old African American girl who is convinced that she is ugly, and yearns to have lighter skin and […]

Statement on the Passing of Toni Morrison | National Museum of African American History & Culture

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

Thinker, Writer, Literary Activist, Nobel Laureate

The 9 Most Essential Toni Morrison Works | Rolling Stone

August 7, 2019September 5, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

The celebrated author and Nobel Prize winner died this week at the age of 88

For The ‘Nickel Boys,’ Life Isn’t Worth 5 Cents | NPR

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019African American Literature, Black Author ...

Michael Schaub, NPR [dropcap]The[/dropcap] long string of horrors that took place at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys wasn’t a secret, but it might as well have been. Former students of the Florida reform school had spoken out for years about the brutal beatings that they endured at the hands of sadistic employees, but […]

The-Pieces-I-Am | The Philadelphia Sun

May 31, 2019May 6, 2020African American Author, African American Cinema ...

An intimate look at the award-winning writer, opening Friday, June 28 at the Ritz 5

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

April 18, 2019May 3, 2020African American Author, African American Literature ...

In a 1964 Interview with Robert Penn Warren

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

April 11, 2019May 4, 2020African American Literature, Black Books ...

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

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

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019African American Author, African American Literature ...

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 [dropcap]Surrounded[/dropcap] by art depicting vibrant landscapes and black bodies, Marlon James discussed his latest novel, “Black […]

On Black Difficulty | Slate

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019African American Activist, African American Author ...

Toni Morrison and the thrill of imperiousness.