From the 2014 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion entitled, “Saving Ourselves, Saving Our Communities.” The panelists include author Dianne Glave; author and nutritionist Tracye Lynn McQuirter; and Lauret Savoy, author and environmental studies professor at Mount Holyoke College. The panel is moderated by Jacqueline Brice-Finch, chair of the Department of English & Modern […]
From the 2014 National Black Writers Conference, a panel on literature. The panelists include author and activist Sonia Sanchez; poet and activist Askia Toure; poet David Henderson; author and activist Ishmael Reed; and poet, playwright, and essayist Steve Cannon. The panel is moderated by poet and essayist Tonya Foster, and is hosted by Medgar Evers […]
From the 2014 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion entitled, “Race, Power, and Politics.” The panelists include William Jelani Cobb, author and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut; author and political analyst Marc Lamont Hill; Michele Wallace, author and English professor at the Graduate Center of the […]
Herb Boyd, Thomas Bradshaw, Charles Edison and Major Owens discuss how current events are reflected in the writings of African Americans. The event is at the Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York. source Related Posts Amazing Stories commercial promo spot for Amazing Stories showtime source L.K. – I like Brass Oh […]
From the 2014 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion on the state of publishing. The panelists include Troy Johnson, founder of The African American Literature Book Club; W. Paul Coates, founder and director of Black Classic Press; Latoya Smith, associate editor at Grand Central Publishing; and literary agent Ayesha Pande. The panel is moderated […]
From the 2014 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion entitled, “Reconstructing the Historical Narrative.” The panelists include Jeffery Renard Allen, author and English professor at Queens College, CUNY; author Ayana Mathis; and author and columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. The panel is moderated by Komozi Woodward, professor of History, Public Policy, and Africana Studies at […]