African American literature’s exploration and explication of such complexity remains important as we grapple with questions of identity, belonging, and justice.

African American literature’s exploration and explication of such complexity remains important as we grapple with questions of identity, belonging, and justice.

Illuminating why African American literature and ethnocultural genres remain paramount. The parallels between our present moment and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance are undeniable.

African American Literature as Academic and Cultural Capital: 24. Children's and young adult literatures Giselle L. Anatol; 25. From writer to reader: Black popular fiction Candice Love Jackson; 26.

EDWARDSVILLE Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation ...

The significance of African American literature has never been more profound. This is neither an imaginative nor conspiratorial factoid, especially amid the systematic dismantling of DEI ...

Illuminating why African American literature and ethnocultural genres remain paramount. The parallels between our present moment and the birth of the Harlem Renaissance are undeniable.

The key book of that time was “ The Norton Anthology of African American Literature ” (1996), edited by Gates and the literary critic Nellie Y. McKay, alongside an editorial board of other ...

The African American Children’s Book Project was created in 1992 to promote and preserve children’s literature written by or about African Americans. To learn more or donate, visit https ...

Rita Dove is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author. In 1995, Dove became the first African American and the youngest person to be appointed Poet Laureate of the United States.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WNDU) - Sharon and Emanuel Brown founded the African American History & Literature Gallery in 2018 after they returned to Benton Harbor following decades in California.

Josephine Baker was one of the most iconic African American artists to make the journey to Paris. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker had already achieved fame as a dancer and singer in the United ...