Tag: Authors
What is Afrofuturism? An English Professor Explains
By Julian C. Chambliss, Michigan State University
The new sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” set in a Rwandan village constructed with computer parts, tells the story...
2021 in Books: `Everything feels magnified’
Books and authors mattered in 2021, sometimes more than the industry wanted.
By Hillel Italie, AP National Writer
A 22-year-old poet became a literary star. The...
After the rediscovery of a 19th-century novel, our view of black female writers is...
By Gretchen Gerzina, University of Massachusetts Amherst
In 2012, I was in the United Kingdom working on a follow-up project for my books “Black London”...
Racial Diversity In Children’s Books Grows, But Slowly
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) _ In the world of children's books, villagers can protect their water from a black snake, dark skin is...
TV’s Growth Is a Boon for ‘Diverse Voices’ Among Novelists
By Lynn Elber, Los Angeles, AP
Growing up an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with Black characters: Segregated in...