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Momma Jennifer and Kalamu ya Salaam on the Harlem Renaissance
Momma Jennifer and Kalamu ya Salaam on the Harlem Renaissance Author Interviews
Kalamu ya Salaam
Kalamu ya Salaam 0000000067470753 Kalamu ya Salaam is the founder of NOMMO Literary Society and Runagate Press, leader of the WordBand, and a celebrated poet and educator. Born on March 24, 1947, he ...
Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam
Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam MULTIPLE Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam are influential authors. Brown excels in creating engaging narratives, while Salaam is renowned for his deep, thought-...
Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander
Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander MULTIPLE Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander are renowned authors known for their impactful and compelling literary works. Kalamu ya Salaam, Kwame Alexander
Tom Dent and Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam
Tom Dent and Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam MULTIPLE Tom Dent and Kalamu ya Salaam are influential authors known for their significant contributions to literature and culture, particularly within the Afr...
The Black Arts Movement (BAM)
The Black Arts Movement (BAM) Kalamu ya Salaam Article “…aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept.”―Larry Neal The Black Arts Movement spans the period fr...
Baby Momma Drama
Baby Momma Drama Thumper Book Review Carl Weber’s new book is loaded with the type of drama I love, — unfiltered, full strength, wig snatching, "yo-momma’s-a-ho!" drama. ...
Me and Momma and Big John
Me and Momma and Big John Mara Rockliff 9780763643591 Fiction Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Momma is a stonecutter at the cathedral called Big John — and little John and his sisters can’t wait to ...
Precise Tenderness One Hundred Haiku
Precise Tenderness One Hundred Haiku Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883784266 Poetry Third World Press Third World Press With Precise Tenderness, Kalamu ya Salaam, our long-cherished cosmic deputy, has gifted u...
Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work
Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work Kalamu ya Salaam Article These Are The Lyrics, Our People Are The Music WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE SPIRIT OF BLACKNESS, the spirit of doing for self...
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011896 Poetry Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Cosmic Deputy is a literary memoir from esteemed activist, educator, producer, and poet Ka...
Be about Beauty
Be about Beauty Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011667 Nonfiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press Activist, educator, filmmaker, writer, and poet Kalamu ya Salaam (born Vallery...
Fertile Ground: Memories & Visions
Fertile Ground: Memories & Visions Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam 9780965385404 Fiction Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Read Why Fertile Ground is Such an Important Work Fertile Ground...
I Am New Orleans
I Am New Orleans Robert Fleming Book Review American poet, author, filmmaker, and teacher Kalamu ya Salaam, a leading citizen of New Orleans’s 9th Ward, has always been a booster for the Cresce...
Jennifer Brier, Jim Downs, and Jennifer L. Morgan
Jennifer Brier, Jim Downs, and Jennifer L. Morgan MULTIPLE Jennifer Brier, Jim Downs, and Jennifer L. Morgan
360° A Revolution of Black Poets
360° A Revolution of Black Poets Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander 9780739415856 Poetry BlackWords BlackWords At poetry slams, in coffee houses and cafes, on spoken word CDs, and even featured in H...
Ancient, Ancient: Short Fiction
Ancient, Ancient: Short Fiction Kiini Ibura Salaam 9781933500966 Nonfiction Aqueduct Press Aqueduct Press Winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Award, Ancient, Ancient collects the short fiction by Kii...
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam MULTIPLE Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam are celebrated authors known for their impactful works. Zoboi's books highlight diverse cultures, while Salaam's writings focus on socia...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3 “E...
Yusef A. Salaam
Yusef A. Salaam NONE Yusef A. Salaam, a Harlem-born writer, contributes regularly to the New York Beacon and is a member of the National Writers Union. Known for his appearances on the Oprah Winfrey ...
Freedom Knows My Name
Freedom Knows My Name Kelly Harris-DeBerry 9781883275297 Poetry Xavier Review Press Xavier Review Press Introduction by Kalamu ya Salaam “Freedom Knows My Name is electric. Kelly mixes brilliant ...
New Orleans Griot The Tom Dent Reader
New Orleans Griot The Tom Dent Reader Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011490 Fiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press A mid-twentieth century African American writer and cultura...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1 Kalamu ya Salaam Article “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of the Black Writers Ins...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3 “E...
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Alice Dunbar-Nelson 0000000081179540 Check out Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) was an acclaimed American journalist, political act...
Jennifer Cruté
Jennifer Cruté NONE Comic artist and writer Jennifer Cruté, known for her work in BITCH magazine and a Glyph Comic Award nominee, has lectured at several institutions, exhibited her work at various ...
Jennifer’s Journal: The Life Of A Suburban Girl
Jennifer’s Journal: The Life Of A Suburban Girl Jennifer Cruté 9780990319160 Fiction Rosarium Publishing Rosarium Publishing By turns funny, poignant, melancholic, and life-affirming, Jennifer’s Jo...
Carl Van Vechten And The Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait In Black And White
Carl Van Vechten And The Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait In Black And White Emily Bernard 9780300121995 Nonfiction Yale University Press Yale University Press Carl Van Vechten was a white man with a pa...
Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips
Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips MULTIPLE "Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds...
Runagate Multimedia
Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia kalamu or Kysha Brown 504-581-2963 Send email to: Runagate@aol.com Many thousands rise and go ma...
Runagate Multimedia
Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia kalamu or Kysha Brown 504-581-2963 Send email to: Runagate@aol.com Many thousands rise and go ma...
Anne Spencer
Anne Spencer 0000000458445176 Anne Bannister Spencer was a lauded American poet, civil rights activist, and librarian during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in 1882, she was the first African-American w...
Kysha N. Brown
Kysha N. Brown Kam Williams Interview KYSHA N. BROWN (Photo Credit: J.R. Thomason) KYSHA N. BROWN is a publisher, poet and performer. She is co-founder and president of Ru...
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011902 Poetry University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press NOLA IsA myth. A reality.A p...
Claude McKay
Claude McKay 0000000108625951 Festus Claudius McKay, a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance, was born in Jamaica and authored influential works including the poem “If We Must Die” and novel “Home to ...
Walkin’ Blues
Walkin’ Blues Kalamu ya Salaam 9798989919710 Fiction MBW Modern Book Works Walkin’ Blues is a meditation and speculation on the life and legend of bluesman Robert Johnson. It is a hero’s journey, larg...
What Is Life?: Reclaiming the Black Blues Self
What Is Life?: Reclaiming the Black Blues Self Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883780831 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press An eclectic group of poems and essays using the theme of Black culture as t...
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice Yusef Salaam 9781538705001 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group This inspirational memoir serves as a call to ...
Africans in Harlem
Africans in Harlem Boukary Sawadogo 9780823299126 Nonfiction Fordham University Press Fordham University Press The untold story of African-born migrants and their vibrant African influence in Harlem. ...
Heroine of the Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Gwendolyn Bennett’s Selected Writings
Heroine of the Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Gwendolyn Bennett’s Selected Writings Belinda Wheeler and Louis J. Parascandola 9780271080963 Nonfiction Penn State University Press Penn State University...
Gay Rebel of the Harlem Ren…
Gay Rebel of the Harlem Ren… Thumper Book Review Richard Bruce Nugent is the best well-kept secret of the Harlem Renaissance. Nugent isn’t unheard of in the annals of the Renaissance; ...
On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance
On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Excerpt "Some Technicolor Bazaar" How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe Harlem!&helli...
Yusef Salaam
Yusef Salaam NONE Dr. Yusef Abdus Salaam, part of the Exonerated Five, was wrongly convicted in the Central Park jogger case at 15. After years in prison, his sentence was overturned in 2002. His sto...
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance Carla Kaplan 9780060882372 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Celebrated scholar Carla Kaplan’s cultural biography, Miss Anne in Ha...
Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance
Miss Anne In Harlem: The White Women Of The Black Renaissance Carla Kaplan 9780060882389 Nonfiction HarperCollins Publishers HarperCollins Celebrated scholar Carla Kaplan’s cultural biography, Miss An...
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 0000000474098354 Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, a Ugandan-born author, is an accomplished academic with an MA and PhD in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan and Lanc...
Jennifer K. Mann
Jennifer K. Mann NONE Jennifer K. Mann, a former architect turned full-time children's book author, resides on an island near Seattle with her family and pets. Known for her love of nature and campin...
Jennifer L. Morgan
Jennifer L. Morgan 0000000116288983 Jennifer L. Morgan is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation’s “Genius” Grant Winner Morgan is a 2024 MacArthur Foundation's "Genius" Grant Winner, for "Deep...
Fenton Johnson
Fenton Johnson 0000000038623095 Fenton Johnson (1888-1958) was an African American poet, essayist, and editor who significantly contributed to the Harlem Renaissance. His work, including his well-kno...
Renaissance in Harlem
Renaissance in Harlem Lionel C. Bascom 9780380976645 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Digging beneath the glitter of the African American artistic outpouring early in this century dubbed the Ha...
Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation
Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson 9781568528403 Fiction Konecky & Konecky Konecky & Konecky Decembe...
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance
Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance Connie Bradley Book Review Definitions of Miss Anne: A coded term for any white woman. A derisive name for a white woman. An emanc...
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608013029 Nonfiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press Situating historical inquiry al...
360° A Revolution of Black Poets edited by Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander
360° A Revolution of Black Poets edited by Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander Poetry & Spoken Word
We Are Bridges: A Memoir
We Are Bridges: A Memoir Cassandra Lane 9781952177927 Nonfiction The Feminist Press The Feminist Press “Cassandra Lane, a former member of Nommo Literary Society, who now lives and works in Los Angele...
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam Poetry & Spoken Word
Kalamu ya Salaam on Runagate Publishing
Kalamu ya Salaam on Runagate Publishing Publishing & Craft
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context, 50 Years of Poetry by Kalamu ya Salaam
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context, 50 Years of Poetry by Kalamu ya Salaam Poetry & Spoken Word
The Magic Of Juju: An Appreciation Of The Black Arts Movement
The Magic Of Juju: An Appreciation Of The Black Arts Movement Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883781968 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press A contextual historical examination of the civil rights move...
From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets
From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets Kalamu ya Salaam 9780965385411 Poetry Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Includes Poetry from 100 New Orleans Poets. An impressive overview of cul...
Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South
Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South Kalamu ya Salaam B000T6DTIK Poetry Beans and Brown Rice Beans and Brown Rice
Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags
Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Brian Gilmore is a cut above. His 30-part poem on Duke Ellington is deep and deft. Each section can stand alone, but taken as a whole ...
i see through eyes
i see through eyes Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Eric Payne is not ready to publish a book a poetry’but, on the other hand, the 21st century is a new time. If a person believes they are a poet a...
Get Published Not Exploited
Get Published Not Exploited Kalamu ya Salaam Article I don’t give up my copyright to anyone. Period. I will do work for hire— in which case, the copyright is understood before hand t...
The Sight of the 360 Event
The Sight of the 360 Event Troy Johnson Article I never did identify all the folks in the photos below (Troy's note: 1/24/2026) , Toni Asante Lightfoot, Kalamu ya Salaam, , , wad...
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones 0000000121452274 Jennifer Jones is a Tony Award-winning dancer and activist known for her pioneering role as the first Black Rockette. Jennifer Jones is a Tony Award-winning dancer and...
Harlem Renaissance Party
Harlem Renaissance Party Faith Ringgold 9780060579111 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the Harlem Renaissance...
The New Negro: Voices Of The Harlem Renaissance
The New Negro: Voices Of The Harlem Renaissance Jose Andres and Matt Goulding Excerpt “Harlem” by Alain Locke If we were to offer a symbol of what Harlem has come to mean in the short s...
Momma May I Be Me
Momma May I Be Me Tamecca S. Rogers and Keith Ross 9781735430126 Nonfiction Bowker Bowker As a child, it is important to develop a healthy sense of identity.Keith tells his momma he wants to grow his ...
Momma: Gone
Momma: Gone Nina Foxx 9781625174499 Fiction Brown Girls Books Brown Girls Books "Momma set me on the jukebox." So begins the personal story of Denise (Sweetie) Wooten, set between a post-civ...
No Momma’s Boy: How I Let Go Of My Past And Embraced The Future
No Momma’s Boy: How I Let Go Of My Past And Embraced The Future Dominic Carter 9780595428397 Nonfiction iUniverse Author Solutions Tired of keeping his life-long secrets, author Dominic Carter, descri...
Caribbean Crusaders and the Harlem Renaissance
Caribbean Crusaders and the Harlem Renaissance Joyce Moore Turner 9780252072413 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press Caribbean Crusaders and the Harlem Renaissance is a...
Wallace Thurman
Wallace Thurman 0000000080916692 Wallace Henry Thurman, born in 1902, was an influential figure during the Harlem Renaissance. Known for his realistic portrayals of lower-class black American society...
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback)) Jennifer Baszile 9781416543282 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. A powerful, beautifully written memoir about coming of age a...
Elizabeth Nunez and Jennifer Sparrow
Elizabeth Nunez and Jennifer Sparrow MULTIPLE Elizabeth Nunez and Jennifer Sparrow are acclaimed authors known for their compelling narratives and rich character development. Their works explore dive...
Jennifer Mack-Watkins
Jennifer Mack-Watkins NONE Jennifer Mack-Watkins is a renowned printmaker, exploring power and themes such as womanhood and body image. Her acclaimed exhibit “Children of the Sun” has been highlighte...
Jennifer Mullan
Jennifer Mullan NONE Jennifer Mullan, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, and ancestral wound worker. She works as a consultant and therapeutic coach, focusing on challenging oppressive mental ...
Jennifer Davis Carey
Jennifer Davis Carey NONE A native New Yorker, writer Jennifer Davis Carey has family roots in the Caribbean and American South. She learned a keen ear for and appreciation of language from her ...
Jennifer Baker
Jennifer Baker NONE Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and contributing editor to Electric Literature. She advocates for diversity in the indus...
Jennifer Rahim
Jennifer Rahim 0000000122103674 Jennifer Rahim is an awarded critic, poet, and short-story writer with four volumes of poetry and a collection of short stories to her credit. Co-editor of two essay c...
Jennifer R. Farmer
Jennifer R. Farmer NONE “The PR Whisperer” Jennifer R. Farmer is a renowned writer, trainer, and activist. She's worked with various social justice organizations and notable figures, and i...
Jennifer Latham
Jennifer Latham NONE Jennifer Latham, an army brat with a love for kids, books, and unruly dogs, is the author of 'Scarlett Undercover'. She resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her family. Jennifer Latha...
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Jennifer Marie Brissett NONE Jennifer Marie Brissett is an award-winning British-Jamaican author known for her speculative fiction works. Her novels often explore themes of identity, reality, and the...
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview
Jennifer Hudson - The "Dreamgirls" Interview Kam Williams Interview Hudson Has Arrived! Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls (2006) Born in Chicago on September 12, 1981, Jennifer Hudson began singi...
Jennifer Hudson - Interview
Jennifer Hudson - Interview Kam Williams Interview Jennifer Kate Hudson was born in Chicago on September 12, 1981 to Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson. At the age of seven, she st...
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings Salaam Green 9798990220874 Poetry Pulley Press Clyde Hill Publishing “The Other Revival is about restoring what history has overlooked. In a time when public memory i...
Punching the Air
Punching the Air Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam 9780062996480 Fiction Balzer & Bray/Harperteen HarperCollins From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the...
Kiini Ibura Salaam
Kiini Ibura Salaam NONE Kiini Ibura Salaam is a writer, painter, and traveler from New Orleans, Louisiana. The middle child of five, she grew up in a hardscrabble neighborhood with oak and fig trees...
Salaam Green
Salaam Green NONE Birmingham’s first Poet Laureate Salaam Green is a celebrated storyteller, healing arts practitioner, and the 2024–2026 Birmingham Poet Laureate. She is a native of Gree...
The Devil and Elijah Muhammad
The Devil and Elijah Muhammad Yusef A. Salaam 9781499047127 Fiction Xlibris Author Solutions African Studies/Theatre/Religion/History Break-ins, vandalism, hostility between two of Elijah Muhammad’s ...
Deuce’s Wild: The Shango Mysteries
Deuce’s Wild: The Shango Mysteries Clyde W. Ford 9780738708096 Fiction Midnight Ink Llewellyn Publications John Shannon’s son J. J. is a huge fan of hip-hop artist Yousef al-Salaam, formerly Deuce F.,...
On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance
On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9781416534884 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance pro...
Harlem Renaissance Lives: From the African American National Biography
Harlem Renaissance Lives: From the African American National Biography Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham 9780195387957 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Th...
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance Nikki Grimes 9781681199443 Fiction Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing From Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a...
Gwendolyn Bennett
Gwendolyn Bennett 0000000041133249 Gwendolyn B. Bennett was an influential American artist, writer, and journalist during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in 1902, she contributed to Opportunity, publish...
Voices of The Harlem Renaissance
Voices of The Harlem Renaissance Alain Locke Article From Locke’s essay “Harlem,” published in the March 1925 issue of Survey Graphic. If we were to offer a symbol of what Harlem...
The Black Chicago Renaissance (New Black Studies Series)
The Black Chicago Renaissance (New Black Studies Series) Darlene Clark Hine and John McCluskey Jr. 9780252078583 Fiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press Beginning in the 193...
The World of the Harlem Renaissance: A Jigsaw Puzzle
The World of the Harlem Renaissance: A Jigsaw Puzzle Noa Denmon 9781913947057 Nonfiction Laurence King Hachette UK Limited 1000-PIECE PUZZLE: Piece together the rich and flourishing world of early 20t...
What Was the Harlem Renaissance?
What Was the Harlem Renaissance? Sherri L. Smith 9780593225905 Nonfiction Penguin Workshop Penguin Random House In this book from the #1 New York Times bestselling series, learn how this vibrant Black...
Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the Harlem Renaissance
Literary Garveyism: Garvey, Black Arts and the Harlem Renaissance Tony Martin 9780912469010 Nonfiction The Majority Press Black Classic Press "Martin performs a valuable service….[Garvey’s literary co...