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Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards
Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards Lincoln Theatre Washington District of Columbia Named for literary geniuses, Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, the Hurston/Wright Foundation was founded in 1990. Hurs...
Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Nikki Giovanni, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks
Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Nikki Giovanni, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks MULTIPLE Prominent authors including Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Nikki Giovanni, ...
Every Tub Must Sit on Its Own Bottom: The Philosophy and Politics of Zora Neale Hurston
Every Tub Must Sit on Its Own Bottom: The Philosophy and Politics of Zora Neale Hurston Deborah G. Plant 9780252021831 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press In a ground-...
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. MULTIPLE Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., a Philadelphia native, is a respected theologian and pastor. After serving in the military, he completed his higher education at How...
Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set)
Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated (Boxed Set) Richard Wright 9781598536225 Fiction Library of America Library of America For the first time in a deluxe boxed set, the definitive edi...
Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Lucy Hurston 9780385493758 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House One of the most beguiling and captivating figures of the twentieth ce...
Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston 0000000109083197 “One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni Morrison Zora Neale Hurston is considered one of the titans of twentieth-century African American ...
When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City
When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City Felicia B. George 9780814350775 Nonfiction Wayne State University Press Wayne State University Press Winner: A...
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston
Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Valerie Boyd 9780743253291 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. A woman of enormous talent, remarkable drive, and rare intellectu...
Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories
Zora Neale Hurston : Novels and Stories Zora Neale Hurston 9780940450837 Fiction Library of America Library of America When she died in obscurity in 1960, all her books were out of print. Now, Zora Ne...
Wrapped In Rainbows
Wrapped In Rainbows Thumper Book Review Zora Neale Hurston ensured her place of prominence in the American literary canon with her masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Her career was filled w...
Ravi Howard
Ravi Howard NONE Ravi Howard is an award-winning author and television producer, known for his novel “Like Trees, Walking.” A recipient of the 2001 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award and the 200...
The Life of Herod the Great
The Life of Herod the Great Zora Neale Hurston 9780063161009 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Gre...
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters Carla Kaplan 9780385490368 Nonfiction Anchor Penguin Random House A landmark collection of more than five hundred letters written by Zora Neale Hurston, a woman ...
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters by Carla Kaplan
Zora Neale Hurston: A Life In Letters by Carla Kaplan Zora Neale Hurston Excerpt Chapter 1 “DE TALKIN’ GAME” The Twenties (and Before) First and foremost a storyteller, with ...
The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about
The Collected Novels of Charles Wright: The Messenger, the Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed about Charles Wright 9780062839602 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins "Reading Wright is a ste...
Valerie Boyd
Valerie Boyd 000000011658992X Valerie Boyd was a notable American author, journalist, and educator, celebrated for her contributions to African American literature. She's best known for her acclaimed...
Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set
Zora Neale Hurston Boxed Set Zora Neale Hurston 9780063223790 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins “One of the greatest writers of our time.”—Toni Morrison Available together for the first time in one spe...
Choreographing The Folk: The Dance Stagings Of Zora Neale Hurston (Indigenous Americas)
Choreographing The Folk: The Dance Stagings Of Zora Neale Hurston (Indigenous Americas) Anthea Kraut 9780816647125 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press While Zora Nea...
Lucy Hurston
Lucy Hurston NONE Lucy Anne Hurston is a Sociology Professor at Manchester Community College, Connecticut, and the niece of renowned 20th century writer, Zora Neale Hurston. Lucy Anne Hurston, niece ...
Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant
Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant MULTIPLE Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant are renowned authors, with Hurston known for her significant contributions to African American literature and ...
Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West
Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West MULTIPLE "Zora Neale Hurston and M. Genevieve West are acclaimed authors renowned for their contributions to literature, with Hurston known for her work durin...
Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi
Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi MULTIPLE Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi are influential authors, with Hurston known for her significant contributions to African-American liter...
Richard Wright: The Life and Times
Richard Wright: The Life and Times Hazel Rowley 9780226730387 Fiction University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press Consistently an outsider—a child of the fundamentalist South with an eight...
Richard Wright
Richard Wright 0000000079803105 Richard Nathaniel Wright (1908-1960), born in poverty and racial discrimination in Mississippi, was a prolific writer aiming to unite Black and White worlds. Known ini...
Jerry W. Ward
Jerry W. Ward 0000000108699053 Dr. Jerry W. Ward, Jr. is a renowned professor of English and African American World Studies at Dillard University. He spent 20 years at Tougaloo College, is a leading ...
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston 9780061120060 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Born and raised in Eatonville, Florida, the first incorporated all-black town in the United States, Zora Nea...
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston MULTIPLE Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston are prominent figures in American literature, renowned for their contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and Afr...
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and W.E.B. Du Bois
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and W.E.B. Du Bois MULTIPLE Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W.E.B. Du Bois are renowned figures in literature and civil rights, known for their influentia...
Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., M. Genevieve West
Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., M. Genevieve West MULTIPLE Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and M. Genevieve West are influential authors whose work spans literature, critical s...
Every Tongue Got To Confess
Every Tongue Got To Confess Thumper Book Review I’m about to write words that I never thought that I would write. I never believed that I would ever be in the position of reviewing the newest, ...
The Gilded Six-Bits, A Short Story
The Gilded Six-Bits, A Short Story Zora Neale Hurston Article A screening of the film The Gilded Six-Bits was held July 29, 2010 as part of the AALBC.com Brownstones Series in Harlem, New York. B...
Jay Wright
Jay Wright 000000007830315X “A Poet’s Poet” Jay Wright, born in 1934, is a prolific author of 15 books of poetry, 40+ plays, and essays. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and ...
Black Boy
Black Boy Richard Wright 9780062964137 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright’s powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John E...
A Father’s Law
A Father’s Law Richard Wright 9780061349164 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Introduction by Richard Wright’s daughter Julia Wright A Father’s Law is the novel Richard Wright, acclaimed author...
Black Boy
Black Boy Richard Wright 9780060929787 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins You’ll find Black Boy on President Obama’s Bookshelf This incredible bestselling classic is Richard Wright’s unfor...
Conversations with Richard Wright (Literary Conversations)
Conversations with Richard Wright (Literary Conversations) Richard Wright 9780878056330 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi For more than two decades Richard W...
Charles Wright
Charles Wright 0000000119446967 Charles Wright (1932-2008) was an American novelist, avid reader, and high school dropout who served in the Army during the Korean War. Moving to New York in his 20s, ...
Kiyah Wright
Kiyah Wright NONE Kiyah Wright, a two-time Emmy Award-winning hairstylist, has over two decades of experience in the industry. Renowned for her work with celebrities and her ambassador role for major...
Kiyah Wright and Shirley Neal
Kiyah Wright and Shirley Neal MULTIPLE Kiyah Wright, a two-time Emmy Award-winning hairstylist and entrepreneur, has over 20 years of experience in hair care. Shirley Neal is a renowned journalist an...
Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda 0000000109273150 Zakes Mda is a South African novelist, playwright, and painter, currently a professor at Ohio University. He has won major literary awards in South Africa and the USA, incl...
The Wright Choices
The Wright Choices Ronald Gauthier 9781785542398 Nonfiction Austin Macauley Austin Macauley The legacy of Richard Wright is little known. Born of personal experience, his works threw a harsh light on ...
David Whettstone, Board Member of the Hurston/Wright Foundation
David Whettstone, Board Member of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Author Interviews David Whettstone, Board Member of Hurston/Wright Foundation spoke with AALBC during the 2019 Black Readers and Authors...
African American Audio Experience
African American Audio Experience Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Nikki Giovanni, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks 9780060535278 Nonfiction Caedmon HarperCollins The leadi...
James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby, and Others
James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, Frank Yerby, and Others MULTIPLE
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman 0000000082813240 Marian Wright Edelman is a renowned American children's rights activist and the founder of the Children's Defense Fund. She is the recipient of numerous awards ...
Aminatta Forna
Aminatta Forna 0000000123211415 Aminatta Forna, born in Glasgow and raised in Sierra Leone and the UK, is an acclaimed author with works including The Devil that Danced on the Water, Ancestor Stones,...
Haiku: The Last Poems of an American Icon
Haiku: The Last Poems of an American Icon Richard Wright 9781611453492 Poetry Arcade Skyhorse Publishing Richard Wright, one of the early forceful and eloquent spokesmen for black Americans, author ...
Good News!: Sermons of Hope for Today’s Families
Good News!: Sermons of Hope for Today’s Families Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. 9780817012366 Nonfiction Judson Press Judson Press Families today come in all shapes and sizes and face all kinds of issues and...
Richard Wright Reader
Richard Wright Reader Richard Wright 9780060147372 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins ”Richard Wright” (1908-1960) was one of the landmark authors of twentieth-century American literature as well a...
Simeon Wright and Herb Boyd
Simeon Wright and Herb Boyd MULTIPLE Simeon Wright and Herb Boyd are renowned authors. Wright, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, witnessed the Emmett Till kidnap. Boyd, an award-winning jour...
Raymond A. Winbush and Denise Wright
Raymond A. Winbush and Denise Wright MULTIPLE Raymond A. Winbush and Dr. Denise Wright are esteemed authors specializing in societal issues. Winbush's focus lies in systemic racism, while Wright conc...
Tanya Wright
Tanya Wright 0000000395292597 Tanya Wright, a Bronx native, is an acclaimed actor known for roles in HBO's True Blood and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. A Vassar graduate and former New York Time...
Cathie Wright-Lewis
Cathie Wright-Lewis NONE Cathie Wright-Lewis, a lover of linguistics, ancient history, and metaphysics, is a former NYC high school English teacher with a passion for diverse cultures and dialects. O...
Ahmad Wright
Ahmad Wright NONE Ahmad Wright is an accomplished writer and assistant professor of English at the University of the District of Columbia Community College. With a rich writing career, his book revie...
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Deluxe Edition) Zora Neale Hurston 9780063447820 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins “A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people fro...
The Making of Butterflies
The Making of Butterflies Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi 9780063111585 Fiction Amistad Books for Young Readers HarperCollins A First Folktale from the creators of Magnolia Flower, Zo...
You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (paperback)
You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays (paperback) Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., M. Genevieve West 9780063043862 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Introduction by New York Times bestsell...
You Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other Essays
You Don’t Know Us Negroes And Other Essays Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., M. Genevieve West 9780063043855 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Introduction by New York Times bestselling autho...
The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism
The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism Lindsey Stewart 9780810144132 Nonfiction Northwestern University Press Northwestern University Press During the antebellum period, sl...
Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”
Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant 9780062748201 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A major literary event: a never-before-published work from the aut...
Zora and Me
Zora and Me Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon 9780763658144 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Winner of the 2011 John Steptoe New Talent (Author) Award!Racial duplicity threatens an idyllic African...
Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks On A Road: An Autobiography Zora Neale Hurston 9780062004833 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins “Warm, witty, imaginative… . This is a rich and winning book.”—The New YorkerDust Tra...
“The Inside Light”: New Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston
“The Inside Light”: New Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston Deborah G. Plant 9780313365171 Nonfiction Praeger Publishers Greenwood Publishing Group This exploration of Zora Neale Hurston’s life and ...
Moses, Man of the Mountain
Moses, Man of the Mountain Zora Neale Hurston 9780061695148 Fiction Harper Perennial Modern Classics HarperCollins In this 1939 novel based on the familiar story of the Exodus, Zora Neale Hurston blen...
Seraph on the Suwanee: A Novel
Seraph on the Suwanee: A Novel Zora Neale Hurston 9780061651113 Fiction Harper Perennial Modern Classics HarperCollins Acclaimed for her pitch-perfect accounts of rural black life and culture, Zora Ne...
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories Zora Neale Hurston 9780061350184 Fiction Harper Perennial Modern Classics HarperCollins This landmark gathering of Zora Neale Hurston’s short fictionmost of which appeared only in...
Jonah’s Gourd Vine: A Novel
Jonah’s Gourd Vine: A Novel Zora Neale Hurston 9780061350191 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Hurston’s novel Jonah’’s Gourd Vine was derived from the short story “The Gilded Six-Bits” which...
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography Zora Neale Hurston 9780060854089 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins “Warm, witty, imaginative… . This is a rich and winning book.”The New YorkerDust Trac...
Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States
Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States Zora Neale Hurston 9780060188931 Nonfiction Harper HarperCollins "Imagine the situations in which these speech acts occur. Recall a f...
M. Genevieve West
M. Genevieve West NONE M. Genevieve West is an English Professor at Texas Woman’s University, renowned for her scholarly work on Zora Neale Hurston. She has contributed to esteemed academic journals ...
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Dolen Perkins-Valdez 0000000074479879 Dolen Perkins-Valdez, a Memphis-born novelist, is renowned for her New York Times bestselling novel 'Wench.' A Harvard graduate and former University of Californ...
Curdella Forbes
Curdella Forbes 0000000043570880 Curdella Forbes, a Jamaican-born author and Howard University professor based in Maryland, is the celebrated writer of 'A Tall History of Sugar', winning the 2020 Hur...
Ron A. Austin
Ron A. Austin NONE Ron A. Austin, an MFA holder from U. of Missouri-St. Louis, is a 2016 Arts Commission Fellow and acclaimed author of 'Avery Colt Is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar', a Nilsen Prize-winnin...
Dana Johnson
Dana Johnson 0000000034257024 Dana Johnson, an acclaimed author and English professor at the University of Southern California, is known for her award-winning short fiction and novels. Her work has b...
t’ai freedom ford
t’ai freedom ford NONE t’ai freedom ford is a NYC high school English teacher, Cave Canem Fellow, and award-winning poet. She has been published in numerous reviews and anthologies, and is an editor ...
From Beauty to Business: The Guaranteed Strategy to Building, Running, and Growing a Successful Beauty Business
From Beauty to Business: The Guaranteed Strategy to Building, Running, and Growing a Successful Beauty Business Kiyah Wright and Shirley Neal 9781637740910 Nonfiction BenBella Books BenBella Books You...
The Man Who Lived Underground
The Man Who Lived Underground Richard Wright 9781598536768 Fiction Library of America Library of America A major literary event: an explosive, previously unpublished novel from the 1940s by the legend...
The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two
The Guide Signs: Book One and Book Two Jay Wright 9780807132647 Poetry LSU Press Louisiana State University Press In The Guide Signs, acclaimed poet Jay Wright closes a movement he opened with his fir...
12 Million Black Voices
12 Million Black Voices Richard Wright 9781560254461 Fiction Basic Books Perseus Books 12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright’s prose with startling photographs selected b...
Eight Men: Short Stories
Eight Men: Short Stories Richard Wright 9780060976811 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins ”Wright’s unrelenting bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of t...
Absolutely Nothing To Get Alarmed About: The Complete Novels Of Charles Wright
Absolutely Nothing To Get Alarmed About: The Complete Novels Of Charles Wright Charles Wright 9780060969585 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The Complete Novels of Charles Wright
Sheryl Lister and Elle Wright
Sheryl Lister and Elle Wright MULTIPLE Sheryl Lister and Elle Wright are accomplished authors known for their engaging romance novels. They captivate readers with compelling characters and heartwarm...
Adrienne Wright
Adrienne Wright 0000000499939148 Adrienne Wright, a South African native, is a graduate of the College of Art and Design in Johannesburg. She is experienced in illustration, art direction, and graphi...
Gerry Wright
Gerry Wright NONE Gerry Wright is a former professional basketball player and author. After earning All-American honors in high school and playing basketball at the University of Southern California ...
W. D. Wright
W. D. Wright 0000000081015941 Dr. W. D. Wright, a professor emeritus of history at Southern Connecticut State University, has authored seven books on race and racism. He holds a Ph.D. from SUNY Buffa...
Joan Wright Lewis
Joan Wright Lewis NONE Jamaican-born author Joan Wright Lewis, now a US citizen, is known for her works that inspire youth and young adults to embrace self-love, pursue dreams, and foster genuine fri...
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright 0000000049194273 Shannon Wright, based in Richmond, Virginia, is an illustrator and cartoonist known for her work on books like “My Mommy Medicine” and “Twins.” She also designs cover ...
Steven Wright
Steven Wright 000000011478211X Steven Wright is a clinical associate professor at Wisconsin-Madison Law School and co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. He served as a trial attorney in the...
Wright Thompson
Wright Thompson NONE Wright Thompson is one of the most cherished sports writers in America. His books, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last (2020) and The Cost of The...
The Prime Anniversary
The Prime Anniversary Brianna-Christine Alicea Book Review Jay Wright is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwright. Wright is the author of several collections of poetry, which include but are not ...
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview
Jeffrey Wright - The "Blackout" Interview Kam Williams Interview Jeffrey Wright was born on December 7, 1965 in Washington, DC where he was raised by his mother, an attorney, with the help of ...
2007 African American Literary Awards Show
2007 African American Literary Awards Show 2007 African American Literary Awards Show 2007 African American Literary Awards Show THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HE...
2008 African American Literary Awards Show
2008 African American Literary Awards Show 2008 African American Literary Awards Show The 4th Annual African American Literary Awards Show 2008 Group shot from the 2008 Awards Show _...
African American Literary Awards Show 2006
African American Literary Awards Show 2006 African American Literary Awards Show 2006 THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. Visit htt...
Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories: A Tall Tale Based on the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston
Small-Girl Zora and the Shower of Stories: A Tall Tale Based on the Life and Work of Zora Neale Hurston Giselle Liza Anatol 9780593404898 Fiction Viking Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A ...
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers: The Story of the Last Black Cargo Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi 9780063098336 Nonfiction Amistad Books for Young Readers HarperCollins In the fi...
Magnolia Flower
Magnolia Flower Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi 9780063098312 Fiction Amistad Books for Young Readers HarperCollins From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a...
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Gift Edition) Zora Neale Hurston 9780063068537 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The beloved Zora Neale Hurston Classic—a PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick—now available i...
Zora and Me: The Summoner
Zora and Me: The Summoner Victoria Bond 9780763642990 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press In the finale to the acclaimed trilogy, upheaval in Zora Neale Hurston’s family and hometown persuade he...