African American author, Donald Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 15, 1936. He came from a middle-class background, where his parents ran a laundry business. According to stories told to him by his mother—Myrtle Goines—the family was descended from a sexual encounter between Jefferson Davis and a slave. At age 15, Goines liedContinue reading “SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR DONALD GOINES”
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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)”
BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK REVIEW #2
The Man in 3B by Carl Weber Review by John F. Allen What do you get when you combine popular 80’s sitcom, 227, Desperate Housewives and Boyz ‘n the Hood, with a splash of Clue? You get more than what you bargained for, which is more than your average Urban Lit novel. That’s what you’llContinue reading “BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOK REVIEW #2”
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