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Maya Angelou's inspiring journey from a waitress and dancer to a legendary writer

At 15, Maya Angelou changed the course of her life by becoming San Francisco’s first Black streetcar conductor.

10 Black Authors to Read - 3 Quarks Daily

From novel to film to musical to film, Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple' returns

The newest version of Alice Walker’s ‘The Color Purple’ has taken the provocative prize-winning novel and turned it into a cinematic musical.

New Book: "Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks…" – Repeating Islands

Culinary Colonialism, Caribbean Cookbooks, and Recipes for National Independence, by Keja L. Valens, will be available in February 2024 (Rutgers University Press). Valérie Loichot (author of The Tropics Bite Back: Culinary Coups in Caribbean Literature) writes, “A fascinating exploration of Caribbean creolization, anti-colonialism, and nationhood through the stories and concoctions of women who write and…

40 great books to get you — or someone on your gift list — through the winter

40 great books to get you — or someone on your gift list — through the winter

Do the folks on your holiday list want something to read? Of course, they do! We recommend 40 books that will thrill you, warm your heart, make you laugh and

Opinion: Why Louise Jenkins Meriwether, the Black author and activist, should be a household name

Meriwether, who died last week, was a contemporary of Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. James Baldwin loved her work. She made my writerly dreams come true.

Opinion: Louise Jenkins Meriwether, Black author and activist, should be a household name

Meriwether, who died last week, was a contemporary of Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. James Baldwin loved her work. She made my writerly dreams come true.