Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gloria Naylor were early trailblazers for cinematic adaptations of Negress stories. Adaptations of their autobiography, novel and stories catapulted their work and names to national prominence their Harlem Renaissance and Black Power Movement predecessors were unable to enjoy in their lifetimes.
Category: Writers
Spirit of Writing Week 4: The Secret Of Getting Ahead is Getting Started…
You really don't have time to be worried about other people and wasting energy to criticize others' ideas. The purpose of this post is to help anyone push past limitations of walking around with just your idea because you believe it is not good enough. Or, maybe you believe other writers did it first or better … Continue reading Spirit of Writing Week 4: The Secret Of Getting Ahead is Getting Started…
On My Old, Scared Writer Self…
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.
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.
Spirit of Writing Week 3: The Internet is Your Friend…Use It Wisely.
End 2014 writing, not planning to write again in 2015. The Spirit of Writing: 12 Weeks of Practice.
Writer Bullying?
There is a fine line between constructive feedback and truly necessary workshopping (if not shredding) of fiction-- and outright imagination abuse.
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