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Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat 000000011051509X Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian-born author, is renowned for her books like “Breath, Eyes, Memory”, an Oprah Book Club pick, and “The Farming of Bones”, an American Book...

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Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays

by Edwidge Danticat

Beginnings, Endings, and Salt: Essays Edwidge Danticat 9781642503623 Nonfiction Books & Books Books & Books Edwidge Danticat’s Writing JourneyToday, Edwidge Danticat is an award-winning writer. But ho...

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Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work

by Edwidge Danticat

Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work Edwidge Danticat 9780691140186 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press The Toni Morrison Lecture Series "Create dangerously...

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The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story

by Edwidge Danticat

The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story Edwidge Danticat 9781555977771 Nonfiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A moving reflection on a subject that touches us all, by the bestselling author of Cla...

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The Last Mapou

by Edwidge Danticat

The Last Mapou Edwidge Danticat 9780615740058 Fiction One Moore Book One Moore Book The Last Mapou Written by: Edwidge Danticat Illustrated by: Edouard Duval-Carrié Grade Level: 3rd-5th grade I...

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We’re Alone: Essays

by Edwidge Danticat

We’re Alone: Essays Edwidge Danticat 9781644453025 Nonfiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press A collection of exceptional new essays by one of the most significant contemporary writers on the world stag...

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Krik? Krak!

by Edwidge Danticat

Krik? Krak! Edwidge Danticat 9781616957001 Fiction Vintage Books Penguin Random House With a new story by the author When Haitians tell a story, they say “Krik?” and the eager listeners answer “Krak!...

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Brother, I’m Dying

by Edwidge Danticat

Brother, I’m Dying Edwidge Danticat 9781400034307 Fiction Knopf Penguin Random House From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that ...

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My Mommy Medicine

by Edwidge Danticat

My Mommy Medicine Edwidge Danticat 9781250140913 Fiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn’t feel...

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Untwine

by Edwidge Danticat

Untwine Edwidge Danticat 9780545423038 Fiction Scholastic Press Scholastic Inc. A haunting and mesmerizing story about sisterhood, family, love, and loss by literary luminary Edwidge Danticat. Gisell...

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Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview with AALBC.com

by Troy Johnson

Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview with AALBC.com Troy Johnson Article [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="596" caption="Edwidge Danticat - 2010 Nancy Crampton"][/caption] E...

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Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview

by Kam Williams

Edwidge Danticat The “Create Dangerously” Interview Kam Williams Interview Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the...

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Haiti Noir

by Edwidge Danticat

Haiti Noir Edwidge Danticat 9781936070657 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "A wide-ranging collection from the beloved but besieged Caribbean island…The 36th entry in Akashic’s Noir series (which r...

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Breath, Eyes, Memory

by Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory Edwidge Danticat 9781616955021 Nonfiction Soho Press Soho Press The 20th anniversary edition of Edwidge Danticat’s groundbreaking debut, now an established classic—revised and wit...

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Haiti Noir 2: The Classics

by Edwidge Danticat

Haiti Noir 2: The Classics Edwidge Danticat 9781617751936 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Edwidge Danticat’s short story from Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, "The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special," was...

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La Magie de Maman

by Edwidge Danticat

La Magie de Maman Edwidge Danticat 9781443187602 Fiction Scholastic Inc Scholastic Inc. Préparez-vous à découvrir 300 merveilles loufoques, faits divers et statistiques sur les sc...

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Claire Of The Sea Light

by Edwidge Danticat

Claire Of The Sea Light Edwidge Danticat 9780307472274 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House From the best-selling author of Brother, I’m Dying and The Dew Breaker: a stunning new work of fiction that ...

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Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti

by Edwidge Danticat

Eight Days: A Story Of Haiti Edwidge Danticat 9780545278492 Fiction Orchard Books Orchard Books From National Book Award nominee Edwidge Danticat comes a timely, brilliantly crafted story of hope and ...

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The Dew Breaker

by Edwidge Danticat

The Dew Breaker Edwidge Danticat 9781400034291 Fiction Vintage Penguin Random House In this award-winning, bestselling work of fiction that moves between Haiti in the 1960s and New York in the present...

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The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States

by Edwidge Danticat

The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States Edwidge Danticat 9781569472187 Fiction Soho Press Soho Press In five sections—Childhood, Migration, Half/First Generation, Re...

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Dey

by Edwidge Danticat

Dey Edwidge Danticat 9780593803523 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House From the bestselling author of Everything Inside comes a vivid and timely novel that moves from Haiti to Brooklyn...

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Watch Out for Falling Iguanas

by Edwidge Danticat

Watch Out for Falling Iguanas Edwidge Danticat 9781636142326 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Perfect for readers of all ages, this captivating picture book teaches children about iguanas’ unique b...

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Everything Inside: Stories

by Edwidge Danticat

Everything Inside: Stories Edwidge Danticat 9780525521273 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House Named a Highly Anticipated Book of Summer 2019 by Lit Hub, Esquire, Los Angeles Times, New...

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Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

by Edwidge Danticat

Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation Edwidge Danticat 9780525428091 Fiction Dial Books for Young Readers Penguin Random House A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigr...

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The Farming of Bones

by Edwidge Danticat

The Farming of Bones Edwidge Danticat 9781616953492 Fiction Soho Press Soho Press It is 1937 and Amabelle Désir, a young Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, has built herself a life...

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Edwidge Danticat speaks on her sense of shifting identity in her literature

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Edwidge Danticat speaks on her sense of shifting identity in her literature Author Interviews For more information visit https://aalbc.com/authors/edwidge.htm Edwidge Danticat speaks on her sense of ...

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An Impulse to Keep: Greenwood Art Project

by Greenwood Art Project

An Impulse to Keep: Greenwood Art Project Greenwood Art Project 9780997494075 Nonfiction [NAME] [NAME] Publications An Impulse to Keep is published on the occasion of the Greenwood Art Project, an ini...

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The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women

by Catherine E. McKinley

The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women Catherine E. McKinley 9781620403532 Nonfiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing This book focuses on promoting health eq...

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Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature

by Kevin Powell

Step Into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature Kevin Powell 9780471442561 Fiction Wiley Wiley Read more about the contributors to this fantastic volume of work “Kevin Powell is...

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New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent

by Margaret Busby

New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent Margaret Busby 9780062912985 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins The companion to the classic anthology Daughters o...

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The Salt Roads

by Nalo Hopkinson

The Salt Roads Nalo Hopkinson 9780446533027 Fiction Warner Books Hachette Book Group - Hopkinson made her debut with "Brown Girl in the Ring (Aspect, 1998), receiving the John W. Campbell Award for Be...

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Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing

by E. Lynn Harris and Marita Golden

Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing E. Lynn Harris and Marita Golden 9780767910415 Fiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House A literary rent party to benefit the Hurston/Wright Founda...

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Alix Delinois

Alix Delinois NONE Alix Delinois, a Harlem-based fine artist and art teacher, was born in Haiti. He has illustrated four children's books penned by award-winning authors like Walter Dean Myers, Edwid...

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Brenda M. Greene

Brenda M. Greene 000000008095850X Dr. Brenda M. Greene is a respected professor, writer, and scholar, leading the Center for Black Literature and the National Black Writers Conference. She has contri...

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Melanie S. Hatter

Melanie S. Hatter NONE Melanie S. Hatter, award-winning author of “Malawi’s Sisters” and “The Color of My Soul”, also penned the short fiction collection “Let No One Weep for Me.” She's actively enga...

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Virginia Festival of the Book

Virginia Festival of the Book Charlottesville Virginia Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH), the largest of the 56 state (and territory) humanities councils, the Festival is a...

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Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women

by Sandra Guzmán

Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women Sandra Guzmán 9780063052598 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins “Full of heart and wisdom, Daughters of Latin America she...

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Village Weavers

by Myriam J. A. Chancy

Village Weavers Myriam J. A. Chancy 9781959030379 Fiction Tin House Books Tin House Books A TIME Best Book of April Winner of the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature “Chancy is one of ou...

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What Storm, What Thunder

by Myriam J. A. Chancy

What Storm, What Thunder Myriam J. A. Chancy 9781951142766 Fiction Tin House Books Tin House Books Raped and colonized, coerced and silenced—this has been the position of Haitian women within their ow...

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There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis

by Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman

There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman 9780593314692 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House This kaleidoscopic portrait of an unprecedented time ...

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My Mother’s House

by Francesca Momplaisir

My Mother’s House Francesca Momplaisir 9780525657156 Fiction Knopf Publishing Group Penguin Random House “A shockingly original exploration of class, race, and systemic violence … This house, tainted ...

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Dear Haiti, Love Alaine

by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite

Dear Haiti, Love Alaine Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite 9781335777096 Fiction Inkyard Press Inkyard Press "I couldn’t put Dear Haiti, Love Alaine down!" —New York Times bestselling author Jasmine G...

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One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories

by Ovo Adagha and Chris Brazier

One World Two: A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories Ovo Adagha and Chris Brazier 9781780263304 Fiction New Internationalist New Internationalist One World Two is the eagerly awaited follow-up to...

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African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival, and Citizenship

by Simone A. James Alexander

African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival, and Citizenship Simone A. James Alexander 9780813062051 Nonfiction University Press of Florida University Press of Florida Winne...

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2016 National Black Writers Conference

by Troy Johnson

2016 National Black Writers Conference Troy Johnson Article Update: March 25, 2016 The Conference's Complete and final Schedule of Events is Now Available. Greetings Colleagues, We are excited a...

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Under the Udala Trees

by Chinelo Okparanta

Under the Udala Trees Chinelo Okparanta 9780544003446 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Inspired by Nigeria’s folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees s a deeply searchin...

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The Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires in Literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora

by Giselle Liza Anatol

The Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires in Literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora Giselle Liza Anatol 9780813565736 Nonfiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Pr...

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Elsie Augustave Reads From THE ROVING TREE

Category: Author Interviews

Elsie Augustave Reads From THE ROVING TREE Author Interviews Elsie Augustave (https://aalbc.it/augustave) reads from her debut novel, THE ROVING TREE. This reading was recorded, by AALBC.com, during ...

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Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature

by Susana M. Morris

Close Kin and Distant Relatives: The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women’s Literature Susana M. Morris 9780813935492 Nonfiction University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press The “blac...

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Black Issues Book Review Magazine (2005)

Category: Book Spotlights

Black Issues Book Review Magazine (2005) Book Spotlights More About Black Issues Book Review: https://aalbc.com/writers/black.htm Here Founding Editor, Susan McHenry and Executive Editor, Angela Dodso...

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As Flies to Whatless Boys

by Robert Antoni

As Flies to Whatless Boys Robert Antoni 9781617751554 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books As Flies to Whatless Boys has been longlisted for the 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award!Winner of...

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From Sugar to Revolution: Women’s Visions of Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic

by Myriam J. A. Chancy

From Sugar to Revolution: Women’s Visions of Haiti, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic Myriam J. A. Chancy 9781554586127 Nonfiction Wilfrid Laurier University Press Wilfrid Laurier University Press Sove...

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By Love Possessed: Stories

by Lorna Goodison

By Love Possessed: Stories Lorna Goodison 9780062127358 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins “A beautifully written and evocative book.”—Danielle Evans, author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self, ...

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The Word: Black Writers Talk About The Transformative Power Of Reading And Writing

by Marita Golden

The Word: Black Writers Talk About The Transformative Power Of Reading And Writing Marita Golden 9780767929912 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Critically acclaimed Black writers reveal how books...

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Anna In-Between

by Elizabeth Nunez

Anna In-Between Elizabeth Nunez 9781936070695 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "A psychologically and emotionally astute family portrait, with dark themes like racism, cancer and the bittersweet lo...

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How To Escape From A Leper Colony: A Novella And Stories

by Tiphanie Yanique

How To Escape From A Leper Colony: A Novella And Stories Tiphanie Yanique 9781555975500 Fiction Graywolf Press Graywolf Press An enthralling debut collection from a singular Caribbean voiceFor a leper...

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Best African American Fiction 2010

by Dorothy Sterling and Chris Abani

Best African American Fiction 2010 Dorothy Sterling and Chris Abani 9780553385359 Fiction One World Penguin Random House Bursting with energy and innovation, the second volume in the annual anthology ...

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Stories From Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers At Home And Abroad

by Elizabeth Nunez and Jennifer Sparrow

Stories From Blue Latitudes: Caribbean Women Writers At Home And Abroad Elizabeth Nunez and Jennifer Sparrow 9781580051392 Nonfiction Seal Press Seal Press Stories from Blue Latitudes gathers the majo...

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Shaking the Tree: A Collection of New Fiction and Memoir by Black Women

by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah

Shaking the Tree: A Collection of New Fiction and Memoir by Black Women Meri Nana-Ama Danquah 9780393325805 Fiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. "Not since Breaking Ice has an a...

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Imagining America: Stories from the Promised Land (Revised)

by Wesley Brown and Amy Ling

Imagining America: Stories from the Promised Land (Revised) Wesley Brown and Amy Ling 9780892552771 Fiction Persea Books Persea Books The acclaimed multicultural fiction anthology, updated to include ...

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The African American Guide to Writing & Publishing Non Fiction

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The African American Guide to Writing & Publishing Non Fiction Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780767905787 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House In college and graduate school, Jewell Parker Rhodes ne...

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African American Writers: Portraits and Visions

by Lynda Koolish

African American Writers: Portraits and Visions Lynda Koolish 9781578062584 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi Ai   Will Alexander   Robe...

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Becoming American: Personal Essays By First Generation Immigrant Women

by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah

Becoming American: Personal Essays By First Generation Immigrant Women Meri Nana-Ama Danquah 9780786883431 Nonfiction Hyperion Hachette Book Group Now in paperback — "A compelling collection … providi...

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At the Full and Change of the Moon

by Dionne Brand

At the Full and Change of the Moon Dionne Brand 9780802137234 Fiction Grove Press Grove Atlantic, Inc. Written with lyrical fire in a chorus of vividly rendered voices, Dionne Brand’s second novel is ...

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Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Free Within Ourselves: Fiction Lessons for Black Authors Jewell Parker Rhodes 9780385491754 Nonfiction Main Street Books Main Street Books A comprehensive and energizing guide, bursting with supportiv...

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Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women

by Myriam J. A. Chancy

Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women Myriam J. A. Chancy 9780813523408 Nonfiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press Raped and colonized, coerced and silenced—this has...

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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 ...

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Itah Sadu

Itah Sadu NONE Itah Sadu, an award-winning author and bookstore owner, is known for sharing diverse oral traditions and creating youth programs. She's a founder of several initiatives like the Emanci...

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Nadine Pinede

Nadine Pinede NONE Nadine Pinede is a poet, author, editor, translator, and education consultant. She has an MFA in fiction and poetry and holds a PhD from Indiana University. Nadine Pinede, PhD, is ...

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Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview

by Kam Williams

Soledad O'Brien - The "Return to Haiti" Interview Kam Williams Interview Soledad's Follow-Up Report about the Haitian Relief Effort Soledad O'Brien Since Haiti's no longer front-page n...

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Black Issues Book Review Magazine (1999 to 2007)

by AALBC Writers Guide

Black Issues Book Review Magazine (1999 to 2007) Black Issues Book Review Magazine (1999 to 2007) Black Issues Book Review (BIBR) was founded in 1998 by William E. Cox, Adrienne Ingrum, and Susan McHe...

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Callaloo

by AALBC Writers Guide

Callaloo Loading   CALLALOO: A JOURNAL OF AFRICAN DIASPORA ARTS & LETTERS Editor & Founder: Charles H. Rowell Founded: 1976 Publication Frequency: Quarterly Circulation: c. 2500 Publisher...

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The Roving Tree

by Elsie Augustave

The Roving Tree Elsie Augustave 9781617751653 Fiction Open Lens Akashic Books “…gorgeous new novel about a Haitian adoptee finding her way in many different corners of the world.”—Edwidge Dantic...

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Beauty Bragg

Beauty Bragg 0000000125620829 Beauty Bragg is a Professor of African American Literature at Georgia College with a BA from USC and a MA and Ph.D from UT Austin. She authored a book exploring black wo...

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Drifting

by Katia D. Ulysse

Drifting Katia D. Ulysse 9781617752407 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books "An arresting account of the contemporary Haitian-American experience."—Publishers Weekly"This novel in short stories will ap...

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These Hands I Know: African-American Writers on Family

by Afaa Michael Weaver

These Hands I Know: African-American Writers on Family Afaa Michael Weaver 9781889330723 Poetry Sarabande Books Sarabande Books These Hands I Know offers readers the first-ever intimate view of the in...

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