This is the last book review in conjunction with Black History Month and even though Black History Month ended yesterday, I am honored to review Isabel Wilkerson’s “The Warmth of Other Suns.” In keeping with the common thread throughout my February blog posts, I found it poignant that this book dealt with the Great Migration.Continue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK REVIEW #3”
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THE HISTORY OF BLACK WRITERS IN POETRY, LITERARY FICTION & ROMANCE (PART TWO)
In this week’s blog post, I’m celebrating the rich history and influential accomplishments of black writers of poetry, literary fiction and romance. This is Part Two of a two-part post. Black writers continued to flourish even beyond The Harlem Renaissance and on into the Civil Right Era. During a time known as The Great Migration—whichContinue reading “THE HISTORY OF BLACK WRITERS IN POETRY, LITERARY FICTION & ROMANCE (PART TWO)”
THE HISTORY OF BLACK WRITERS IN POETRY, LITERARY FICTION & ROMANCE (PART ONE)
In this week’s blog post, I’m celebrating the rich history and influential accomplishments of black writers of poetry, literary fiction and romance. This is Part One of a two-part post. The history of black writers is rarely acknowledged before the Harlem Renaissance in mainstream America. Although that period was a great time of growth for blacksContinue reading “THE HISTORY OF BLACK WRITERS IN POETRY, LITERARY FICTION & ROMANCE (PART ONE)”
