Of course I knew writers existed, and I knew many were Black and people of color. But, according to what I had been programmed to believe in school, Black writers were all passed away or they were senior enough to be my great-grandparents.
Category: Black Writers
Yes! Films About Black Writers Do Exist (Part Two)
Flavorwire recently published a Top 50 Films About Writers list. Only one black-cast film was included. Here’s a bit of a correction.
Yes! Films About Black Writers Do Exist (Part One)
Flavorwire recently published a Top 50 Films About Writers list. Only one black-cast film was included. Here's a bit of a correction.
Marion Ettlinger’s Author Photos: Black Writers Shot by Famed Literary Photographer
About Marion Ettlinger: Marion Ettlinger graduated from the High School of Music and Art and The Cooper Union in New York City. She has been photographing writers since 1983. Her book Author Photo, Portraits: 1983-2002, containing more than 200 black-and-white portraits shot exclusively in natural light, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2003 (bio courtesy of Marion Ettlinger.com). … Continue reading Marion Ettlinger’s Author Photos: Black Writers Shot by Famed Literary Photographer
Maya
Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86. (photo by Chester Higgins, Jr., for The New York Times) Have negression waiting in your inbox: Subscribe Today. Twitter | Pinterest | Kalisha.com
Tulsa Race Riot miniseries to come to OWN.
In 1929, race riots tore down the little-known area of America once known as "Black Wall Street," where hundreds of middle-class and upwardly mobile African-Americans sheltered for their own version of the American dream. The community burned to the ground, and finally the unsung heroes of this era will have their say to national audiences … Continue reading Tulsa Race Riot miniseries to come to OWN.
Sam Greenlee Has Passed
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