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The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3

Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3     “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of t...

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2016 National Black Writers Conference

Update: March 25, 2016 The Conference's Complete and final Schedule of Events is Now Available. Greetings Colleagues, We are excited about the upcoming 13th Nationa...

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The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1

    “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of the Black Writers Institute at Medgar Evers, estimated that 1,200 people attended t...

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The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2

Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3     “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of t...

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Brenda M. Greene

Brenda M. Greene Professor, writer and scholar, Dr. Brenda M. Greene is Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Black Literature, Director of the National Black ...

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National Black Writers Conference

National Black Writers Conference Medgar Evers College Brooklyn New York More than 50 Black writers, publishing executives, and literary activists will gather to discuss ...

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Spotlight on the 14th National Black Writers Conference: March 22 – March 25, 2018

AALBC.com is Hosting an Independent Publishing Workshop How to Publish Your Book Independently – Sunday, March 25, 10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Paul Coates, founder of Bla...

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The Black Arts Movement (BAM)

“…aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept.”―Larry Neal The Black Arts Movement spans the period from the mid 1960’s to...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter - August 1st 2012 - #193

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle Help AALBC.com support our literary legacy.  If you find somethi...

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Pros and Cons of Mainstream and Self-Publishing

There are two basic routes to getting published, mainstream and self-publishing. Mainstream is when one submits one’s work to journals/magazines and publishin...

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AA LIT. CONFERENCE 2000

THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE CONFERENCE 2000 "THE LEGACY LIVES ON…..IN BOOKS!"...

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30+ Must Read Books - Something for Everyone

Our January 2016 eNewsletter was sponsored by author Russell A. Mabane.  Learn how you may sponsor an AALBC.com eNewsletter. Bestselling Books for November/De...

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Ishmael Reed – July 1-7, 1983, in Emeryville, California

REGINALD MARTIN: Camus wrote in "Neither Victims nor Executioners" that the only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter - September 20th 2012 - Issue #194

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle AALBC.com's 25 Best Selling Books For July 1st through August 31st 2012...

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W. Paul Coates Literarian Award Acceptance Speech from the 2024 National Book Awards

Watch a Video of Walter Mosleys’s Introduction and Paul Coates Acceptance Speech. Paul Coates Acceptance Speech: Let me begin with a bunch of thank yous and...

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Bestsellers Lists, Authors, New Books & More - June 2015

Read Our eNewsletter Archives Subscribe to Receive Highlights of Our eNewsletter and More on Your Kindle Multi-Title Authors Find Success on Spring ...

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The Top Cities for Readers of African American Literature

AALBC.com assessed the relative strengths of almost 300 American cities, to determine which ones are best able to provide environments that are supportive of, and conduci...

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Meditations And Ascensions: Black Writers On Writing

by Brenda M. Greene and Fred Beauford

Meditations And Ascensions: Black Writers On Writing Brenda M. Greene and Fred Beauford Representing conversations from the Eighth National Black Writers Conference in 20...

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August 2018 eNewsletter Recommended Reads, Videos, and More

Videos from the National Book Club Conference I attended the 2018 National Book Club Conference August 3rd and 4th. The conference is really like attending a family re...

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New World of Words: Black Writers and poets spin tales of imagination and reality from Detroit to the world

Originally featured in Detroit’s Cityview Newsmagazine, October 28, 1999   he city’s new slogan announcing, "It’s a great time to be in...

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Online Magazines

  Below you will find a list of many resources available to locate print and electronic publications of all genres.  Using the links below you'll find search engi...

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Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s

by Brenda M. Greene and Elizabeth Nunez

Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s Brenda M. Greene and Elizabeth Nunez Defining Ourselves offers perspectives on black literature in the 1990s by twenty-nine b...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter – October 11th 2012 – Issue #195

Subscribe to this eNewsletter Read our eNewsletter Archives Read Our eNewsletter on Your Kindle By Troy Johnson Authors You Should Know Countée Porter Cullen http...

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Elizabeth Nunez

Elizabeth Nunez Elizabeth Nunez, PhD, (February 8, 1944 – November 8, 2024) immigrated to the US from Trinidad after completing high school there. She is the award...

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THE BLACK SCHOLAR: Journal of Black Studies and Research

Volume 1 Number 1 November 1969 Mission Statement From the Inaugural Issue: THE BLACK SCHOLAR has been born out of the struggle of black scholars, black intellectuals...

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Cultivating Pearls: A Writer’s Retreat Comes Home

An oft used African proverb by a well-known fiction author states, “Where there is mud, there is water.” Transfer an upstate writing retreat on th...

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Black Women Lead the Way Promoting Black Culture through Books

“Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.” —Ethiopian proverb AALBC.com’s Bestselling Books - January to February 2015 The #1 selling book on AALBC.com, for Jan...

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Greene Response to “Their Eyes Were Reading Smut”

Brenda M. Greene, Ph.D.,Professor of English Medgar Evers College, CUNY The Op-Ed Page 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 Dear Edi...

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AALBC.com eNewsletter March 28th 2006

The Following is an excerpt of AALBC.com's March 28th eNewsletter:MAKING THE BEST OF AALBC.comTip #1 — Use the Google Search EngineAALBC.com is a massive web site; make...

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John Oliver Killens

John Oliver Killens John Oliver Killens was an important figure in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, Killens was a close friend of Martin Luther King and other civ...

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Good Books, Films, Events & Articles – June 23, 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing.  It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF version....

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Exercise Your Mind With a Good Book – July 29, 2014 eNewsletter

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing.  It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader, or any device by downloading a PDF version....

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Great Books, Events, Films & More - October 2015 eNewsletter

AALBC.com’s Best Selling Books — July/August 2015 We just published our ten best selling fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books for the period July 1 through ...

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June 2016 Newsletter Celebrating the Best in Black Literature

Subscribe to AALBC.com’s eNewsletter Carter G. Woodson Award Winning Books The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) established the Carter G. Woodson Bo...

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Dealing With Writer's Block: Eight Things To Do While You're Waiting In Limbo

        Having writer’s block is no laughing manner. Some writers, for example, take it very seriously—so much so that they...

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April 2014 eNewsletter - Good Books, Films, Events, Articles & More

You may receive this eNewsletter directly in your email-box by subscribing. It may also be read on your Kindle ebook reader. Enjoy our previous eNewsletters. Sponso...

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We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men

by Angela P. Dodson

We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men Angela P. Dodson The women have something to say. Are you listening? In this powerful and needed coll...

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Kysha N. Brown

  KYSHA N. BROWN (Photo Credit: J.R. Thomason) KYSHA N. BROWN is a publisher, poet and performer. She is co-founder and president of Runagate ...

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Marvel’s Black Panther

The 2016 San Diego Comic-Con was a memorable moment for independent researcher and writer Todd Steven Burroughs. Burroughs begins Marvel’s Black Panther: A Comic Bo...

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Troy Johnson

Troy Johnson A Shorter Biography of Troy Demetrius Johnson ▶ Troy Demetrius Johnson is the founder and president of the African American Literature Book Club (AA...

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Rashidah Ismaili

Rashidah Ismaili Dr. Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr is a writer of short stories, plays, and poetry. Originally from West Africa, Dr. AbuBakr has taught French and Englis...

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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison Morrison, won the Nobel Prize for Literature (1993). The motivation for the Prize was, “…who in novels characterized by visionary force and poe...

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April 18, 2017 Newsletter: New Books, Vote for Your Favorite Author, and More

AALBC.com Congratulates all the Winners of Pulitzer Prizes in the Letters and Drama Categories Fiction: Colson Whitehead for his novel Underground Railroad Poetry: Tyeh...

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September eNewsletter: Bestselling Books, 118 Book Events, and More

July/August 2016 Bestselling Books Titles on Go On Girl! Book Club's reading list are prominent on our bestsellers list this period. This is good, because these books ...

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Troy Johnson on #WritersonWriting with Dr. Brenda M. Greene (#Center4BlackLit)

Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Troy Johnson, the founder of the African American Literature Book Club (AALBC) and President of AALBC.com, LLC. Greene and Johnson discuss th...

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Sekou Sundiata

Sekou Sundiata Sekou Sundiata (August 22, 1948 - July 18, 2007) was a poet, performer, and teacher. While attending the City College of New York (CCNY), he began recit...

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Terrific Books Coming in May, Beyond Adichie, and More!

Terrific New Books Coming in May Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Rita Dove will publish a collection of her poetry from the 30 year period, 1974 to 2004. There are also new n...

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AALBC.com May 2013 eNewsletter Book Highlights

AALBC.com Best-selling Books - March to April 2013 This version of AALBC.com's eNewsletter, which focuses on book related content is designed for Amazon Kind...

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Linda A. Duggins

Linda A. Duggins Linda A. Duggins is the Director of Multicultural Publicity at Hachette Book Group, USA. As Co-founder of the Harlem Book Fair, she has helped to...

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May 2017 Newsletter: Bestselling Books, New Books, Author Info, and Much More

Our May Newsletter is Generously Sponsored by Amistad Bestselling Books Bestselling Books: March/April 2017 Provenance a novel by Donna Drew Sawyer, which tops o...

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Happy New Year From AALBC.com’s Troy Johnson

2013, what a year! With so many great new books and films last year, there was a lot to celebrate. We also extended our reach through partnerships with other mission driv...

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March 26th 2013 – eNewsletter Highlights

Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com mourns the passing of Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe (November 16, 1930 — March 22, 2013) Author of classic nov...

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Curtis Bunn

Curtis Bunn In 2001, Curtis Bunn crafted his first novel, Baggage Check and watched in amazement as it became a word-of-mouth national success. The audacious, moving,...

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Keith Gilyard

Keith Gilyard Raymond Keith Gilyard (born 1952 in New York City) is a prominent writer and American professor of English who teaches and researches in the fields of...

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Afaa Michael Weaver

Afaa Michael Weaver Afaa Michael Weaver (蔚雅風) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1951.  He attended the public schools there and gradua...

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Julia D. Shaw

Julia D. Shaw “It takes teamwork to make a dream work”Julia D. Shaw Julia D. Shaw has developed an extensive marketing career with over twenty years of ex...

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More Bios.

360� A Revolution of Black Poets Produced in the tradition of the Black Poetry Festivals and Conferences of the Black Arts Movement, this first Natio...

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Patrick M. Oliver

Patrick M. Oliver Patrick Oliver is a program manager and literary consultant dedicated to promoting reading and writing as tools of empowerment. Through a variety of inn...

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Molefi Kete Asante

Molefi Kete Asante Dr. Molefi Kete Asante is Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies at Temple University. Considered by his peers to be one of the mo...

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Tai Allen

Tai Allen Tai Allen is a respected creative who excels in multiple disciplines. The Brooklyn-based creative director is a poet who sings over music he has produced. His p...

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The Ultimate Top 10 Books Lists, Great New Books, Black Classic Press Celebrates 40 Years, and More!

Please join us as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Classic Press hosted by the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. We will be celebrating a full weekend, May 18–20. O...

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Camille Yarbrough

Camille Yarbrough NANA CAMILLE YARBROUGH Ms. Yarbrough, a multi-talented veteran of theater, film, dance, and song is, like her article-mates, enjo...

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July eNewsletter: Best Sellers, Reviews, a Contest, and Our Online Book Club is Coming Back!

“Spalding’s MFA in Writing alums don’t just win awards, they make a difference with inclusive, thought-provoking titles. Our affordable, top-tier program emphasiz...

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Martha Southgate

Martha Southgate Martha Southgate is the author of Third Girl from the Left which was published in paperback by Houghton Mifflin in September 2006. It won the Best No...

Book Review

Louise Thompson Patterson, A Life of Struggle and Justice by Keith Gilyard

To study her story is to witness the courage, sacrifice, vision and discipline of someone who spent decades working to achieve justice and liberation for all people (Gily...

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March 1, 2017 Newsletter — Book Award Announcements, New Books, and More

New Books Coming Out March 2017 Helene Cooper tells the amazing of story Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women’s movement and the first democratically el...

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Critically Acclaimed Children’s Book Author

Many children’s authors and illustrators come from the world of education but you also worked in the field of journalism for some major publications. What made ...

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Interview with Bakari Kitwana

Bakari Kitwana Bakari Kitwana has been the Executive Editor of The Source, the Editorial Director at 3rd World Press, and a music reviewer for NPR’s &q...

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Marvin V. Arnett

Marvin V. Arnett Marvin V. Arnett is a retired Federal Manager born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She has witnessed the understanding, or lack thereof, between the...

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June Jordan

June Jordan June Millicent Jordan (July 9, 1936 - June 14, 2002), a poet, activist, teacher, and essayist was born in Harlem in and grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, B...

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Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson

Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson Raising their two children in Northern NJ, parents Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson found it difficult to find quality Black-i...

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Clarence V. Reynolds

Clarence V. Reynolds Clarence V. Reynolds is an independent editor and journalist. He is the former director of Literary Programs at the Center for Black Literature at Me...

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February 28th 2013 - eNewsletter Highlights

Our monthly eNewsletter contains information about books and films by or about people of African descent.   Authors You Should Know (Children's Book Authors) Sharon ...

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Marcia Wilson

Marcia Wilson Marcia E. Wilson is a British-born prolific and accomplished photographer who has documented hundreds of poets and writers of the African Diaspora, includin...

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Lighting the Fires of Freedom by Janet Dewart Bell

In Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement (The New Press, 2018), Dr. Janet Dewart Bell provides an oral history of nine women ...

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eNewsletter Highlights – January 31st 2013 – Issue #198

Read Our Complete eNewsletter AALBC.com's Bestselling Books Lists We've just published three new bestselling books lists. Our bimonthly bestselling books for N...

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Tyehimba Jess

Tyehimba Jess Detroit native Tyehimba Jess first book of poetry, Leadbelly, was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review ...

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Darcel Turner

Darcel Turner Darcel Turner was born in Bronx and also raised in Queens, New York. Darcel has transcribed The 4th National Black Writers Conference Book. She audited ...

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The Talented Ripkins by Ladee Hubbard

Drawing from W.E.B. DuBois’s concept of the Talented Tenth, Hubbard’s debut award-winning The Talented Ribkins follows the journey of a family with special po...

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Author Martha Southgate Reflects on the State of African American Fiction

This article was brought to my attention by author Eisa Ulen (www.EisaUlen.com/blog).Author Martha Southgate (http://authors.aalbc.com/martha_southgate.htm) muses about t...

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Book of Letters

by Mary J. Taylor

Book of Letters Mary J. Taylor Book Of Letters is a literary archive of historical, sociological, psychological, and cultural data mined from the lives of early to mid-tw...

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Kelly Harris-DeBerry

Kelly Harris-DeBerry Kelly Harris-DeBerry is an award-winning poet and the author of Freedom Knows My Name. Known for her gift to bring poems to life by using her voice a...

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Garvey & Garveyism is Back in Print / 100 Anniversary of UNIA

Garvey and Garveyism, a well known classic that has been out of print for more than 3 decades, is essential for readers seeking to understand Black Power and the Garvey m...

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LaShonda Katrice Barnett

LaShonda Katrice Barnett LaShonda Katrice Barnett is a Kansas City native and grew up in Park Forest, Illinois. She is twice-nominated for the 2015 Pushcart prize. Th...

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The Kevin M. Weeks Story: Never Say Die; Be Optimistic

  The Kevin M. Weeks Story: Never Say Die; Be Optimistic  ’Never Say Die; Be Optimistic’ ’Sounds of Blackness &rs...

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Kysha N. Brown

Kysha N. Brown A college classmate and friend of Kysha Brown Robinson’s once said of her first impression of Brown: "I remember seeing this little girl sitt...

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Elizabeth Atkins

Elizabeth Atkins Elizabeth Ann Atkins is a best-selling author, actress, TV host, and an award-winning journalist who uses a multimedia platform to inspire people to unlo...

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