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Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Saving Ourselves, Saving Our Communities."

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Saving Ourselves, Saving Our Communities."

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 […]

BookTV: Tavis Smiley, "2012 National Black Writers Conference"

BookTV: Tavis Smiley, "2012 National Black Writers Conference"

From the 2012 National Black Writers Conference, a discussion with author and talk show host Tavis Smiley. The event is moderated by journalist Esther Armah and is hosted by Medgar Evers Collge in Brooklyn, New York. source Related Posts L.K. – I like Brass Oh how i love brass :))) download link for the flp […]

BookTV: "Being Sold or Selling Ourselves: Black Writers and the Marketplace"

BookTV: "Being Sold or Selling Ourselves: Black Writers and the Marketplace"

From the 2012 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion entitled, “Being Sold or Selling Ourselves: Black Writers and the Marketplace.” The panelists, include Regina Brooks, founder and president, Serendipity Literary Agency, JLove Calderon, author, Linda Duggins, director of multicultural publicity, Hachette Book Group, Lisa Moore, founder and editor, RedBone Press, Johnny Temple, publisher and […]

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference: Literature Panel

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference: Literature Panel

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 […]

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Race, Power, and Politics."

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Race, Power, and Politics."

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 […]

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference: Panel on Publishing

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference: Panel on Publishing

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 […]

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Reconstructing the Historical Narrative."

Book TV: 2014 National Black Writers Conference – Panel: "Reconstructing the Historical Narrative."

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 […]

BookTV: "The Role of Social Media: Black Writers Take Literature to the Web"

BookTV: "The Role of Social Media: Black Writers Take Literature to the Web"

From the 2012 National Black Writers Conference, a panel discussion entitled, “The Role of Social Media: Black Writers Take Literature to the Web.” The panelists, include Angela Dodson, content manager, Kweli Journal, Troy Johnson, founder and webmaster, The African American Literature Book Club, Montague Kobbe, writer and blogger, Akoto Ofori-Atta, assistant editor, The Root, Laura […]