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Bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi talks adaptation of 'Barracoon' in return to Gainesville
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNew York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi spoke to over 100 people during his stop in...
Documentary looks at the life, works of acclaimed Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 13—Zora Neale Hurston's words live on forever through her many novels. Yet, what some may not realize, is the acclaimed author became a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Filmmaker Tracy ...
This holiday season, give the gift of books banned in Florida | Commentary
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen I moved to Florida more than a quarter century ago, I discovered Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” a powerful tale of oppression and perseverance, set in Florida’s oldest ...
Dr. Fauci, Roberta Flack and Zora Neale Hurston Documentaries on the Way, PBS Boss Announces
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPBS’ “American Masters” series will chronicle the life and work of Dr. Anthony Fauci in the...
10 Celebrities Who Got Their Start on ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’
Biography via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe 10 Most Famous MousketeersAlamy As the Great Migration of African Americans made its way north,...
Etaf Rum recommends 6 empowering reads centered around women
The Week via Yahoo News· 8 months agoEtaf Rum. Etaf Rum’s best-selling first novel, "A Woman Is No Man," focused on three Palestinian-...
History center sets Black History Month activities
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOrange County Regional History Center has planned events for Black History Month, including a program saluting Black arts and culture and a book club focusing on “Their Eyes Were Watching God ...
Zora's House founder LC Johnson to appear on 'Kelly Clarkson Show' on Wednesday
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLC Johnson, founder and CEO of Columbus nonprofit Zora's House, will be featured on "The Kelly...
Trails into the past: The pathways of African American history stretch across the US
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United States is crisscrossed by historical trails, both physical and virtual, that follow the...
Eatonville group requests $87M in tourism tax funding for ZORA! Campus on Hungerford site
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt is still unclear how a land battle between the residents of Eatonville and the Orange County school board will end, but the first “aspirational” plan for the future of the 100 acres of undeveloped ...
