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David Simon Teams With Larissa MacFarquhar, Lily Thorne and Kiese Laymon to Develop HBO Series on...
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDavid Simon is developing a new series at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively. Simon is attached to...
The Root's Favorite Black Memoirs of All Time
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThere’s nothing I love more than a great memoir. Whether it’s learning more about someone I deeply admire, like former First Lady Michelle Obama or being...
Genius Grant recipient Kiese Laymon to bring program to Jackson State University
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKiese Laymon, the internationally acclaimed writer, is giving back to his hometown of Jackson to bring theCatherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food and Justice Initiative to Jackson State University ...
Jesmyn Ward on Safiya Sinclair, 'Beloved,' and the Book That Has the Greatest Ending
Elle via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShelf Life: Jesmyn WardPORTRAIT BY Beowulf Sheehan / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
The MacArthur Foundation names nine Black “Genius Grant” recipients among its 2022 class
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLooking for a healthy dose of Black genius this fall? The MacArthur Foundation has named nine Black fellows among this […] The post The MacArthur Foundation names nine Black “Genius Grant” recipients among its 2022 class appeared first on TheGrio.
Author Jesmyn Ward Shares Her Favorite Southern Stories
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJesmyn Ward Shares Her Favorite Southern StoriesHearst Owned Oprah’s Book Club author Jesmyn Ward is...
BANNED: 5 Banned Books By Black Authors And Why
21 Ninety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBanned Books Week is a celebration of books challenged or banned from the public. And in honor of the festivities, many books by Black authors are...
Black Girl Dad Week to promote family fun, community conversation
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf you see new father Ernest Levert Jr. around town, chances are his 16-month-old daughter is with...
'Call it in the Air': UGA professor's latest book deals with grief through a poetic lens
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUniversity of Georgia professor Ed Pavlić's elegy for his elder sister, Kate, will be available to...
Literary luminaries gather on capitol grounds for 2022 Mississippi Book Festival. Here's who we saw.
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHundreds of contemporary authors—national, regional, and local — gathered with book lovers Saturday...
