Literature

Books:

brandi davis — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:10:44 GMT

Ten Old And New Classics To Revisit For Our Times. In Literature

Holding Fast to Olu’s Dream

brandi davis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:24:09 GMT

Book Illustrator Brings a Vision to Life. In Literature

All Jokes Aside

Brandi Davis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:25:01 GMT

Paul Mooney opens up in a new memoir. In Culture

HOPE

Brandi Davis — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:36:07 GMT

A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints. In Literature

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook

Brandi Davis — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:23:39 GMT

A tale of sex, money genius & betrayal. In Literature

Hill Harper Interview

Brandi Davis — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:46:57 GMT

A New Book, A New Focus An Interview with Sergio A. Mims. In Literature

For Blacks Who Think They’re Rich

Brandi Davis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:29:32 GMT

A Memory of E. Lynn Harris. In Literature

The Fear of Women

lenora blackamore — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:44:33 GMT

FICTION: The Fear of Women By Julie Williams. The second of five finalists from our short story lit competition.

Podcast: The Venus Pen

Brandi Davis — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:35:12 GMT

Gertrude Johnson Williams Fiction Conest Winner. In Literature

Short Story Competition Finalists

lenora blackamore — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:04:26 GMT

FICTION: Who's Afraid of Ghosts by Coryn Brown.
The first of five finalists from our short story lit competition

Black Panthers: 1968

Terry Glover — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:35:02 GMT

Photographer Howard Bingham’s Unseen Photos Become a Book . In Literature

The 2009 Coretta Scott King Book Awards List

Brandi Davis — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:59:13 GMT

2009 04 28 Book Awards List The 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award Artist Kadir Nelson received the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award for We Are the Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball, the first book he

40 Years And Counting

Brandi Davis — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:00:53 GMT

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are turning 40. What’s on the shelf for your kid? In Literature

Praise Song: The Morning After

Brandi Davis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:29:27 GMT

Reading between the lines of the inauguration poem. In Literature

Jabari Asim on What Obama Means

Terry Glover — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:50:34 GMT

A new book examines cultural signposts and the Obama phenomenon. In Literature

The 2008 Gertrude Johnson Williams Short Fiction Semi-Finalists

Terry Glover — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:59:17 GMT

We have listed our 17 semi-finalist.

James McBride – Renaissance Man

lenora blackamore — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:18:12 GMT

James McBride talks about his work as an author, songwriter and the new film “The Miracle at St. Anna.” In Literature

Catwalk: Deborah Gregory

Terry Glover — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:08:26 GMT

The author of the phenomenally successful teen series talks about assessing your options, exercising your skills, opting out of the culture of disrespect and getting paid. Me-ow. In Culture.

Catwalk: Deborah Gregory

Terry Glover — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:58:32 GMT

The author of the phenomenally successful Cheetah Girls series says assess your options, exercise your skills, blow off the culture of disrespect and get paid. Me-ow! In Culture

Bedtime Stories

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:10:38 GMT

Trey Ellis ponders the question: Can a single dad find lifelong fulfillment? How about a date? An excerpt from his memoirs. In Literature

The Kinsey Collection

lenora blackamore — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:23:43 GMT

Seen the letter from Malcolm X to Alex Haley? An original flag from the first Black cavalry? Check out these and other finds in our virtual gallery tour. In Culture

Snitch

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:19:09 GMT

dream hampton on Ethan Brown's book about the code of conduct on the street. In Literature

Martin

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:15:41 GMT

A new book delves into the mind of the Civil Rights icon. Gil Robertson talks with the author, King speechwriter Clarence B. Jones. In Literature

What Would Martin Say?

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:21:50 GMT

A new book delves into the mind of the Civil Rights icon. Gil Robertson talks to author and King speechwriter, Clarence B. Jones. In Culture

Introducing Bert Williams by Camille F. Forbes

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:14:08 GMT

Greg Tate reviews a biography of America's most militant minstrel. In Literature

A Conversation with Pearl Cleage

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:09:55 GMT

Gil Robertson talks to the author about the process of writing and her new book. In Literature

The Bystander

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:50 GMT

Camelot? Author Nick Bryant says the notion of John F. Kennedy as a champion of civil rights is the real fairytale. In Literature

Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy and Everyday Life

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:01 GMT

Robert Reich's book explains the new power structure. It reads like a cautionary tale for African-Americans. In Literature

Book Review

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:11:38 GMT

Amy DuBois Barnett has a New Year's resolution for you:
Get Yours. Her title of the same name shows you how. In Books

If You Can't Take A Joke

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:13:23 GMT

When it comes to satire, we fail to get the joke. The Assimilated Negro says, in the interest of toning intellectual muscle, it's time to dig up that funny bone. In Entertainment

One Drop: An Interview with Bliss Broyard

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:17:38 GMT

An Interview with author Bliss Broyard on the discovery that her father, for all of his professional life, had been passing for white. In Literature.

One Drop: A Review

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:16:52 GMT

New York Times book critic, Anatole Broyard, confessed on his death bed that he had been passing for white. His daughter, Bliss, wrote a book about the aftershock. In Literature

Daughters Of Men

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:12:29 GMT

What do Sanaa Lathan, Aisha Tyler and Juanita Bynum have in common? 5 questions for author Rachel Vassel on the impact of the father-daughter relationship. In Books

Jackie Robinson

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:14:52 GMT

Jackie Robinson was an all-American, especially when it came to politics. A new volume takes the measure of the man.
A Fall Book Review. In Arts & Culture

Read A Book

Angel Stephenson — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:18:24 GMT

BET's Reginald Hudlin wants you to read a book. Here are his Top 10 Picks. Bust out that library card. In Arts & Culture