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African American Literary Counter-narratives in the Post-Civil Rights Era. Clyburn, Tifffani A. Author abstract Mar 1, 2012 296
The continuing relevance of Black Awakening in Capitalist America: towards the decolonization of the US Empire. Grosfoguel, Ramon; Maldonado-Torres, Nelson Critical essay Jun 22, 2010 1358
Anti-colonial media: the continuing impact of Robert L. Allen's Black Awakening in Capitalist America. Ball, Jared A. Critical essay Jun 22, 2010 8550
The contemporary crisis of neo-liberalism and Black Power today. Barlow, Andrew L. Critical essay Jun 22, 2010 6688
Eyes wide open: a case study reflecting on Black Awakening. Bascomb, Lia Critical essay Jun 22, 2010 3337
Review essay: performing the twenty-first century tragic mulatto: black, white, and Jewish: autobiography of a shifting self, by Rebecca Walker. Joseph, Ralina Critical essay Sep 22, 2009 6505
James Baldwin: a special issue of African American Review. Blint, Rich; Field, Douglas Guest editorial Jun 22, 2009 677
The case against Whiteness in William Wells Brown's Clotel. Frye, Katie Critical essay Jun 22, 2009 5464
Jena, Abu Ghraib, and Katrina: using popular culture to teach Wright's works. Madigan, Mark Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 3588
Straightjacketed into the future: Richard Wright and the ambiguities of decolonization. Zangari, Sostene Massimo Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 4107
The Centennial Richard Wright Conference in Paris. Boyd, Melba Joyce Cover story Mar 22, 2009 5113
Becoming: Richard Wright and the WPA. Davis, Thadious M. Essay Mar 22, 2009 3938
"White people to either side": Native Son and the poetics of space. Soto, Isabel Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 2719
Not everybody's protest film, either: Native Son among controversial film adaptations. Laws, Page Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 4735
Red, white, and the blues: translating the existentialism in Richard Wright's fiction into film. Boyd, Melba Joyce Essay Mar 22, 2009 3572
On "third consciousness" in the fiction of Richard Wright. Xu, Chen Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 3460
Dissecting The Long Dream: the revelation of secrets on the path to manhood. Colonna, Corry A. Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 3427
Richard Wright, The Outsider and the empire of liberal pluralism: race and American expansion after World War II. Keith, Joseph Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 5268
Teaching Richard Wright's Haiku in Japan. Kiuchi, Toru Critical essay Mar 22, 2009 1702
"Bigger in Nazi Germany": transcultural confrontations of Richard Wright and Hans Jurgen Massaquoi. Mehring, Frank Mar 22, 2009 5289
The Black Dispatch: a window on Ralph Ellison's first world. Clark, William Bedford Essay Jan 1, 2009 6064
Talk about the South: unspeakable things unspoken in Zora Neale Hurston's Seraph on the Suwanee. Charles, John C. Critical essay Jan 1, 2009 13944
"So amiable and good": Hannah Crafts's The Bondwoman's Narrative and its lineages. Ellis, R.J. Critical essay Jan 1, 2009 9904
Out of St. Louie into the world unbound: an interview with Colleen J. McElroy. Hill, James L. Interview Jun 22, 2008 9733
"What would be on the other side?": spectrality and spirit work in Toni Morrison's Paradise. Anderson, Melanie R. Critical essay Jun 22, 2008 10311
Focalization as education: the race relation optimism of the narrator of Charles Chesnutt's The Marrow of Tradition (1901). Hamilton, Geordie Mar 22, 2008 9905
The role of dialect representation in speaking from the margins: "The Lesson" of Toni Cade Bambara. Wright, Katy M. Mar 22, 2008 4614
Audre Lorde's "Afterimages": history, scripture, myth, and nightmare. Kolin, Philip C. Critical essay Jan 1, 2008 1535
Postmodernism, pop music, and blues practice in Nelson George's post-soul culture. Jones, David M. Critical essay Dec 22, 2007 17193
An end of Southern history: the down-home quests of Toni Morrison and Colson Whitehead. Ramsey, William Critical essay Dec 22, 2007 10803
Richard Wright's 12 Million Black Voices and World War II-era civic nationalism. Shiffman, Dan Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 8879
"The uses and hazards of expatriation": Richard Wright's cosmopolitanism in process. Weik, Alexa Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 10399
"Simply a menaced boy": analogizing color, undoing dominance in James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room. Abur-Rahman, Aliyyah I. Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 6213
Harlem is burning: urban rioting and the "black underclass" in Chester Himes's Blind Man with a Pistol. Heise, Thomas Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 12859
William Wells Brown's Narrative & traveling subjectivity. Lucasi, Stephen Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 11641
Object written, written object: slavery, scarring, and complications of authorship in Beloved. Durkin, Anita Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 10599
Bourgeois blackness and autobiographical authenticity in Ellen Tarry's The Third Door. Brown, Stephanie Critical essay Sep 22, 2007 8873
An interview with Walter Dean Myers. Ishola, Olubunmi Interview May 1, 2007 1460
The south in Richard Wright's haiku. Zheng, Jianqing Critical essay Mar 1, 2007 859
Immigration and labor patterns in Toni Morrison's Sula. Sathyaraj, V.; Neelakantan, G. Critical essay Mar 1, 2007 943
Disrupting racial performances in Amiri Baraka's Police. Kolin, Philip C. Critical essay Jan 1, 2007 1181
Romance Awards. Osborne, Gwendolyn Brief article Sep 1, 2006 148
The Outreach Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) announced winners of the 2006 Children's Africana Book Awards for authors and illustrators of outstanding books about Africa published in the United States for young children and older readers. Brief article Sep 1, 2006 143
Beloved beloved. Dodson, Angela P. Editorial Jul 1, 2006 576
The mainstreaming of street lit. Dodson, Angela P. Jul 1, 2006 717
Winning stories. Dodson, Angela P. Brief article Jul 1, 2006 127
Sizzling. Jul 1, 2006 2368
Beyond funny: black voices in the world of comics and graphic novels. Fleming, Robert Jul 1, 2006 2352
Other noteworthy faith titles. Jul 1, 2006 92
Hardcover. Jul 1, 2006 330
Paperback. Jul 1, 2006 356
Richard B. Moore, radical politics, and the Afro-American history movement: the formation of a revolutionary tradition in African American intellectual culture. McClendon, John M. Jul 1, 2006 16070
Que(e)rying the prison-house of Black male desire: homosociality in Ernest Gaines's "three men". Clark, Keith Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 9794
Revising critical judgments of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Andrade, Heather Russell Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 8221
The conspiracy of masculinity in Ishmael Reed. Strombeck, Andrew Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 7278
The art of Tom Dent: notes on early evidence. Ward, Jerry W., Jr. Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 3419
The need to speak: Tom Dent and the shaping of a black aesthetic. Thomas, Lorenzo Critical essay Jun 22, 2006 7801
Tom Dent's role in the organizational mentoring of African American Southern writers: a memoir. Gex Breaux, Quo Vadis Biography Jun 22, 2006 2959
Out of Eden: the emergence of Olympia Vernon and black woman love. Dagbovie, Sika Alaine; Lewis, Nghana Jun 22, 2006 6802
Dealmakers. Dodson, Angela P. May 1, 2006 1093
All that she touched: the "lucky ones" gather to remember the author they knew as a mentor and friend. Due, Tananarive Obituary May 1, 2006 937
Keeping on: Toni Trent Parker's legacy is the vast array of books now available to black children and all children. Randle, Wilma Jean Emanuel Obituary May 1, 2006 1213
In Coretta Scott King's name: something for every young reader. May 1, 2006 605
Flying off the shelves. May 1, 2006 775
The Black Collegian[R]: a retrospective; A sampling of the people and topics from these pages over the past 35 years. Ikeda, Stewart David Apr 1, 2006 6025
Advanced, repressed, and popular: Langston Hughes during the cold war (1). Scott, Jonathan Critical essay Mar 22, 2006 9743
Nellie McKay--a memorial. Moody, Joycelyn Editorial Mar 22, 2006 20931
Traveling identities: mixed race quests and Fran Ross's Oreo. Leverette, Tru Mar 22, 2006 7631
Fading to white, fading away: biracial bodies in Michelle Cliff's Abeng and Danzy Senna's Caucasia. Dagbovie, Sika Alaine Mar 22, 2006 10732
Oratory, embodiment, and US citizenship in Sutton E. Griggs's Imperium in Imperio. Karafilis, Maria Mar 22, 2006 11255
"In the glad flesh of my fear": Corporeal Inscriptions in Richard Bruce Nugent's Geisha Man. Schmidt, Tyler T. Mar 22, 2006 6654
Comic relief. Dodson, Angela P. Brief article Mar 1, 2006 157
Script for success: Michael Ajakwe's Pipedream press publishes works by him and other playwrights. Johnson, Pamela K. Interview Mar 1, 2006 1230
Singular notes: self-published writers share the limelight. Lansana, Quraysh Ali Mar 1, 2006 1189
Cycle of Life: August Wilson: playwright April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005. King, Woodie, Jr. Obituary Mar 1, 2006 1156
The short fiction of George Wylie Henderson. Nicholls, David G. Column Dec 22, 2005 5199
Freak shows, spectacles, and carnivals: reading Jonathan Demme's beloved. Wardi, Anissa Janine Dec 22, 2005 8643
"The soul has bandaged moments": reading the African American gothic in Wright's "big boy leaves home," Morrison's beloved, and Gomez's Gilda. Bryant, Cedric Gael Dec 22, 2005 7867
The Loeb and Leopold Case: a neglected source for Richard Wright's native son. Butler, Robert Dec 22, 2005 8204
Gordon Parks: a lion in winter: on living life as one "superb feast". Willis, Deborah Cover Story Nov 1, 2005 1958
Thoughts that count: some of our favorite authors choose the one book they would give as a gift this holiday. Nov 1, 2005 1758
Edward P. Jones claimed the 10th International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the biggest prize in literature for a single work, in June. Dodson, Angela P. Brief Article Sep 1, 2005 178
J. Everett Prewitt's debut novel, Snake Walker (Northland Publishing Company, March 2005) placed first for fiction in the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Black Book Expo and was a semifinalist in the Independent Publisher Book Awards-2005 in New York City. Dodson, Angela P. Brief Article Sep 1, 2005 81
Flying solo: after success with big publishing houses, some authors see advantages in self-publishing. Murray, Victoria Christopher Sep 1, 2005 620
Sacred ground: the Schomburg is the neighborhood library to students of black history and to great scholars who mine its vast collections for clues to the "lost" history of a people. Boyd, Herb Sep 1, 2005 2661
Lost in time: scholars react to a doctoral student's discovery that a "pioneer" of African American women's literature was not black at all. Dawkins, Wayne Sep 1, 2005 1358
In pursuit of wisdom: a distinguished author/philosopher encourages college students to grasp the opportunity to take it all in. Johnson, Charles Sep 1, 2005 2418
Classically black: African American presses and new imprints lead the trend in reissuing important works for a new day. Simon, Denise Sep 1, 2005 2240
Troubled minds: a best-selling author's latest novel peers into the pit of mental health care. Alexander, Amy Interview Sep 1, 2005 1244
The anatomy of a town: dreaming up characters and shaping a plot were relatively easy, but conjuring up a whole town? That took thought. Brown, Elaine Meryl Sep 1, 2005 1380
Flying off the shelves. Sep 1, 2005 714
Books make summer forever. Cox, William E. Obituary Jul 1, 2005 515
Noteworthy titles. Jul 1, 2005 426
Fresh breezes: spend the summer discovering new writers. Jul 1, 2005 5165
The art of brevity: collections from two masters raise the question: what ever happened to short stories? Young, Earni Jul 1, 2005 1399
Paris: inspiration on every corner: African American writers have long found a home away from home in the City of Lights. Wells, Monique Y. Jul 1, 2005 1287
A dream of an island: on Sapelo Island, an idea takes form as a haven for the artists of the word. Ansa, Tina McElroy Jul 1, 2005 1159
Beside still waters: memories of the Paden Institute and Retreat for writers of Color. Greene, Brenda M. Jul 1, 2005 1389
Preparation meets opportunity lofty book events are golden for the independent author. Murray, Victoria Christopher Jul 1, 2005 970
Among friends: young readers give author Marie Bradby feedback on her book and their lives. Baye, Betty Winston Panel Discussion Jul 1, 2005 2881
Flying off the shelves. Jul 1, 2005 776
"Bold defiance took its place"--"respect" and self-making in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Brewton, Vince Critical essay Jun 22, 2005 5586
Starting over: the retiring co-owner of Hue-Man Bookstore in Harlem reflects on a life in bookselling. Villarosa, Clara C. May 1, 2005 1200
West Coast kinfolk: in Los Angeles, Chris Abani and Kamau Daaood stand out as strong limbs on the family tree of literature. Datcher, Michael May 1, 2005 1515
Brainstorming for success: with the help of good coaches, an author propels a business book to mainstream best-seller status. Khalfani, Lynnette May 1, 2005 580
"Civil" War wounds: William Wells Brown, violence, and the domestic narrative. James, Jennifer Mar 22, 2005 10158
Deals. Jan 1, 2005 460
Romance at any age: a daughter's curiosity brings back a writer's long ago memories of sneaking Mama's romance novels from under the bed and urges her to write for every generation. Palfrey, Evelyn Editorial Jan 1, 2005 1470
The ministry of fiction: Sharon Ewell Foster found an eager audience when she finally answered the call to write. Stanley, Kathryn V. Jan 1, 2005 603
"One was a woman, the other a man": a psychoanalytic study of sexual identity in the novels of Toni Morrison. Warde, Anthony Critical essay Jan 1, 2005 9619
Books to treasure: Kerrie Cotton Williams celebrates a literary history. Drakes, Sean Nov 1, 2004 343
James Baldwin's legacy: seventeen years after his death, at age 63, one of America's most influential and unsettling writers still has the authoritative voice of that fabled first ancestor. Depardieu, Benoit Sep 1, 2004 763
Room at the inn for writers: a D.C. bed-and-breakfast not only caters to booklovers as paying guests, but runs a free writer-in-residence program. Bundles, A'Lelia May 1, 2004 1072
Triple crown winner: in the hot category of urban fiction, ex-offender Victoria Stringer self-published her story and launched her successful, independent press. Murray, Victoria Christopher May 1, 2004 912
Celebrating love, honor and achievement: gifts for bookloving moms and dads, newlyweds and grads. Osborne, Gwendolyn E. Buyers Guide May 1, 2004 558
Flying off the shelves. May 1, 2004 692
Los Angeles Times Book Prize winners announced. Brief Article Apr 27, 2004 239
Reading Hurston writing. Laudun, John Mar 22, 2004 10614
Erica Kennedy. Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 80
Milestones. Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 82
Home time and island time: novelist Pearl Cleage finds inspiration just outside her window in Southwest Atlanta, while Paule Marshall has twice drawn on a long ago trip to Grenada. Glenn, Gwendolyn Mar 1, 2004 1793
35 years as a literary maverick: Clarence Major is revered and respected for his literary achievements. He's just not as widely known as he should be. Fleming, Robert Mar 1, 2004 2644
Beyond the village: how black children widen their sense of the world through reading other voices from the global spectrum. Muse, Daphne Column Mar 1, 2004 1282
The African American children's book festival. Rust, Suzanne Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 197
Kalisha Buckhanon's first novel Upstate, sold to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, in a deal in the mid-six figures for two books by Tracy Sherrod at The Tracy Sherrod Literary Agency. Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 80
Awards. Brief Article Jan 1, 2004 107
Black America's popular historian: Lerone Bennett Jr. almost retired after 50 years at Ebony. Now his next five books, like his first 10 works, will have to be written after hours, too. Dawkins, Wayne Jan 1, 2004 882
Guess who's coming to a theater near you? Only a few movies adapted from books by black authors make their way to the silver screen. A handful of intriguing projects now in development are poised to beat new and diversified paths through Hollywood. Ross, Michael E. Jan 1, 2004 1403
Blair Underwood goes for the greenlight: a six-year journey to develop and star in a film based on Tananarive Due's My Soul to Keep catches fire in a partnership with an enthusiastic studio. Here's the story so far in bringing one popular black novel to the screen. McHenry, Susan Cover Story Jan 1, 2004 1686
To each, his or her own genre: five hot African American writers who are creating novels for every kind of popular taste. Davis, Bernadette Adams Jan 1, 2004 1101
Destinations to fuel love's fires: authors of the romance genre offer their favorite spots. Osborne, Gwendolyn E. Jan 1, 2004 1352
A lesson learned: how has your experience as an entrepreneur made you a better student? Smith, Jennifer Sep 1, 2003 232
Fugitive fictions. Nielsen, Aldon Critical Essay Jun 22, 2003 6378
Stephanie Stanley Alexander, president of BlackWords Press has signed M. Dion Thompson, a Baltimore Sun reporter and first-time novelist, to a two-book deal. (Deals). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2003 98
Adero also acquired A Wealth of Wisdom Legendary African American Elders Speak edited by Dr. Camille O. Cosby and Renee Poussaint for publication in fall 2003. (Deals). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2003 150
Janet Hill of Doubleday/Broadway/Harlem Moon acquired award-winning author J. California Cooper's next short-story collection and novel for close to $500,000 for the Doubleday imprints. (Six-Figure Specials). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2003 82
Awards. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2003 185
Signings & sightings. May 1, 2003 532
Emma awards. Osborne, Gwen May 1, 2003 313
Hip-hop by the book: from scholarly titles to children's books, hip-hop takes on a new life in print. Venable, Malcolm Critical Essay May 1, 2003 1111
Motown writer's network. (Click on This). Brief Article May 1, 2003 180
Tajuana "TJ" Butler. (Authors on the Web). Thomas, Michele D. Brief Article May 1, 2003 212
The writing process: scissors and glue: reflections of an anthologist. Boyd, Herb Critical Essay May 1, 2003 562
Ask the book doctor. Milligan, Rosie May 1, 2003 437
Other nature: resistance to ecological hegemony in Charles W. Chesnutt's The Conjure Woman. Myers, Jeffrey Mar 22, 2003 10199
"This strange communion": surveillance and spectatorship in Ann Petry's The Street. Hicks, Heather Mar 22, 2003 11148
Richard Wright's Lawd Today! And the political uses of modernism. Costello, Brannon Mar 22, 2003 8623
Call-and-response: tracing the ideological shifts of Richard Wright through his correspondence with friends and fellow literati. Briones, Matthew M. Mar 22, 2003 7999
Transgressing race and community in Chester Himes's If He Hollers Let Him Go. Itagaki, Lynn M. Mar 22, 2003 11141
Truth in timbre: Morrison's extension of slave narrative song in Beloved. Capuano, Peter J. Mar 22, 2003 5175
Langston Hughes's "Mississippi--1955": a note on revisions and an appeal for reconsideration. Metress, Christopher Mar 22, 2003 5350
The fire still burns: a new one-man show and television documentary remind us that the life and work of James Baldwin continue to resonate. Ehrenstein, David Mar 4, 2003 622
Author support on Ericjeromedickey.com. (Author on the Web). Thomas, Michele D. Brief Article Mar 1, 2003 102
Ask the book doctor. (self publishing). Mar 1, 2003 648
Awards. Brief Article Jan 1, 2003 222
The big book push: from the King holiday through Black History Month, publishers do their biggest business in African-American books. But is it the best way to promote black literary culture? Irish-Underwood, Lesleigh Jan 1, 2003 1775
Call him Ishmael: the controversial (some say reckless) cultural critic Ishmael Reed returns a new collection of essays appropriately titled Another Day at the Front. Thompson, Clifford Jan 1, 2003 2306
"Illuminating the darkened corridors": an interview with Alexs Pate. Link, Katherine Interview Dec 22, 2002 8468
Crossing Western space, or the HooDoo detective on the boundary in Ishmael Reed's Mumbo Jumbo. Swope, Richard Dec 22, 2002 11100
Deals. (Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry). Nov 1, 2002 640
Awards spotlight. (Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry). Brief Article Nov 1, 2002 139
The best of 2002. Bibliography Nov 1, 2002 1223
Reclaiming the Frontier: Oscar Micheaux as Black Turnerian. Moos, Dan Critical Essay Sep 22, 2002 15222
Miles and Me: an interview with Quincy Troupe. Turner, Douglas Interview Sep 22, 2002 3372
Preachin' and singin' just to make it over: the gospel impulse as survival strategy in Leon Forrest's Bloodworth Trilogy. Williams, Dana Critical Essay Sep 22, 2002 6886
Aesthetic modes in Afro-American fiction: Alice Walker and Ralph Ellison. (Literary Criticism). Nama, Charles Sep 22, 2002 3021
A lesson for living: for Louisiana writer Ernest Gaines, home is the place where you're torn between the difficulty of leaving and the terror of staying. Brown, Dale Interview Sep 1, 2002 1443
Awards spotlight. (News). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 136
Authors on the Web: changing the book marketing status quo. (book bytes). Thomas, Michele D. Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 699
Staying Fresh is the Key. (Online Booksellers). Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 139
Creating a Web of mystery. Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article Sep 1, 2002 201
BIBR talks with Connie Briscoe. Green-Cary, Robin Interview Sep 1, 2002 895
BIBR talks with Derrick Bell. Interview Sep 1, 2002 1119
From the editor-in-chief. Cox, William E. Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 547
Deals. (Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry). Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 540
Awards spotlight. (News). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 252
BIBR spotlight: Toure: a charmed life. Jones, Mondella S. Jul 1, 2002 1445
Omar Tyree raw and uncut: the self-described "Urban Griot" hopes to cultivate more black male readers with his next novel Leslie. (Cover Story). Johnson, Brett Jul 1, 2002 2497
The art of black writers collectives. Moore, Lenard D. Jul 1, 2002 2014
Walking away with the best deal. Shaw, Julia Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 401
Ann Lane Petry. (tribute). Reynolds, Clarence V. Jul 1, 2002 1898
"The hierarchy itself": Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and the sacrifice of narrative authority. Simmons, Ryan Critical Essay Jun 22, 2002 8283
Rootwork: Arthur Flowers, Zora Neale Hurston, and the "literary hoodoo" tradition. Schroeder, Patricia R. Jun 22, 2002 6047
Art, literature, and the Harlem Renaissance: the messages of God's Trombones. Carroll, Anne Critical Essay Jun 22, 2002 10541
Conspiracy in the 'hood. (letters to the editor). Yusef, Hakeem Brief Article May 1, 2002 121
Deals. (Between the lines: the inside scoop on what's happening in the publishing industry). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2002 472
Oscar winners Denzel and Halle take books to the movies. (Film). Brief Article May 1, 2002 336
Contests. Brief Article May 1, 2002 275
BIBR spotlight: Tina Andrews. Jones, Mondella S. May 1, 2002 1298
Support your local bookseller; National Black Booksellers Week is June 15-22, 2002. (market buzz). Osborne, Gwendolyn E. Brief Article May 1, 2002 845
Click on this: www.authorsontheweb.com. Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article May 1, 2002 160
Literary checkmate: the overwhelming response to first-time novelist Stephen Carter has the publishing world calling it the next Bonfire of the Vanities. Dodson, Angela May 1, 2002 2554
Jailhouse bards. (self publishing). Murray, Victoria Christopher May 1, 2002 821
Ayi Kwei Armah's Osiris Rising: new wine in an old wine skin. Agho, Jude A. Critical Essay Apr 1, 2002 4925
Bernth Lindfors: the archive and the question of truth (1). Harrow, Kenneth W. Apr 1, 2002 5707
Who owns the whip?: Chesnutt, Tourgee, and Reconstruction justice. Hardwig, Bill Mar 22, 2002 9344
Reading and insight in Toni Morrison's Paradise. Krumholz, Linda J. Mar 22, 2002 8338
Inscriptions in the dust: A Gathering of Old Men and Beloved as ancestral requiems. Wardi, Anissa J. Mar 22, 2002 11920
New horror novel set in the deep South. Brief Article Feb 20, 2002 103
Keeping up with the Joneses: the naming of racial identities in the autobiographical writings of LeRoi Jones/ Amiri Baraka, Hettie Jones, and Lisa Jones. Thompson, Deborah Jan 1, 2002 8113
Required reading: overwhelmed by self-help tomes? Start with these fantastic four. (Words To Strive By). Edmond, Alfred A., Jr. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 554
Romance writers take it to the next level. (Deals). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 239
Sibanye Inc. celebrates seven years serving Baltimore residents. (Celebrations). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 149
Romance Slam Jam. (between the lines). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 268
Stephanie Mwandishi Gadlin wins Zora Neale Hurston-Bessie Head fiction prize. (Awards Spotlight). Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 112
Our Philadelphia story: today's active African American literary scene in the City of Brotherly Love has deep roots in a proud legacy. Davis, Anthony Jan 1, 2002 2590
The First Annual Legacy Awards for black writers: borders books and music and the Hurston/Wright Foundation are pleased to announce the First Annual 2002 Legacy Awards for published writers of African descent. The awards will honor innovative black writers in three categories: literary fiction, nonfiction, and debut/first fiction. (Borders). Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 194
Everybody wants to be Terry McMillan. (Cover Story). Murray, Victoria Christopher Jan 1, 2002 2898
From health to wealth: when mainstream publishers turned away these non-fiction writers, they decided to do-it-themselves. (self publishing). Murray, Victoria Christopher Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 803
The Negro Artist and the Racial Manor: Infants of the Spring and the Conundrum of Publicity. Herring, Terrell Scott Critical Essay Dec 22, 2001 10091
Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and the Case of Angelo Herndon. Griffiths, Frederick T. Critical Essay Dec 22, 2001 14000
Images of Pushkin in the works of the black "pilgrims". Ahern, Kathleen M. Dec 22, 2001 4106
Awards spotlight. (between the lines). Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 172
In memory of. (between the lines). Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 283
Summer best-seller lists sizzle with color. (News). Brief Article Nov 1, 2001 89
Expatriate genius: a black man from America's heartland, Chester B. Himes (1909-1984) wandered from pre-med studies to prison to poverty and exile in Europe. Still, he became a writer's writer. (tribute). Lindsay, Tony Critical Essay Nov 1, 2001 1033
Picturing the Mother, Claiming Egypt: My Bondage and My Freedom as Auto(bio)ethnography. Chaney, Michael A. Critical Essay Sep 22, 2001 10185
"Under the Umbrella of Black Civilization": A Conversation with Reginald McKnight. Ashe, Bertram D. Interview Sep 22, 2001 7167
Slouching toward Beastliness: Richard Wright's Anatomy of Thomas Dixon. Eby, Clare Critical Essay Sep 22, 2001 12585
Support for black books. Brown, Ann Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 544
from the editor-in-chief. COX, WILLIAM E. Editorial Sep 1, 2001 384
From the Streets to the Ivory Tower. McHENRY, SUSAN Sep 1, 2001 1136
Self-published authors are going mainstream. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 82
Roots: The Silver Anniversary. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 165
Romance writer extraordinaire Francis Ray celebrated the release of her latest book. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 81
After the success of their romance book imprint Arabesque, the first line of original African-American romance novels from a major publishing house, BET Books has launched Sepia, a bold new imprint featuring fiction from award-winning authors as well as new voices. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 89
on the shelf. JONES, MONDELLA S. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 189
Generous Mentor. Bundles, A'Lelia Editorial Sep 1, 2001 2374
The Legacy of GHETTO PULP FICTION. Osborne, Gwendolyn Critical Essay Sep 1, 2001 1377
WHY HIP-HOP HEADS LOVE DONALD GOINES. Grant, Tracy Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 819
OLD SCHOOL MASTERS OF BLAXPLOITATION LIT. G.O. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 807
Classified Information! Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 83
Guides for Smarter Book Talk. Houser, Pat Sep 1, 2001 991
How Publishers Deploy Small Ad Dollars. Mullen, Leah Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 616
Matters of Faith. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 431
Recent and Forthcoming Black-Interest Titles from University Presses. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 833
Package Makes Perfect. Murray, Victoria Christopher Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 780
Dear Dr. Rosie. Brief Article Sep 1, 2001 441
Deals. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 332
Mammy is Free at Last! Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 186
Looking Back at the Roots Phenomenon. Bundles, A'Lelia Critical Essay Jul 1, 2001 2331
Pearl Cleage's Idlewild Idylls. Bashir, Samiya A. Interview Jul 1, 2001 1503
Playwright's Choice. Cleage, Pearl Bibliography Jul 1, 2001 1561
Pay-Per-Novel Cyberspace Presses. Houser, Pat Bibliography Jul 1, 2001 1893
Healing for Those Hurt by Love. Roberts, Johnnie Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 650
A Manuscript of Their Own. Houser, Pat Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 1003
The Black Writers Alliance. Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 122
Road Trippin' With Books On Tape. Roby, Cynthia A. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 639
The One All-Black Town Worth the Pain: (African) American Exceptionalism, Historical Narration, and the Critique of Nationhood in Toni Morrison's Paradise. Dalsgard, Katrine Critical Essay Jun 22, 2001 9314
"A Gentleman of Superior Cultivation and Refinement": Recovering the Biography of Frank J. Webb. Gardner, Eric Jun 22, 2001 7461
CLIMBING THE CRYSTAL STAIR. Brief Article May 1, 2001 346
Guerrilla Marketing Tactics. Moore, Lisa C. Brief Article May 1, 2001 656
between the lines. Jones, Mondella S. Brief Article May 1, 2001 649
recommends. Bashir, Samiya A. Brief Article May 1, 2001 313
Priced to Sell at $6.99. Dodson, Angela Brief Article May 1, 2001 822
For Rhyms, Reason and Respect Moore Black Press. Osborne, Gwendolyn Brief Article May 1, 2001 689
Soul Food. Bibliography May 1, 2001 675
Found in Cyberspace. Thomas, Michele D. Brief Article May 1, 2001 735
NET NEWS. Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article May 1, 2001 106
Let's Hear It for the Boys. Houser, Pat Brief Article May 1, 2001 727
Invented by Horror: The Gothic and African American Literary Ideology in Native Son. Smethurst, James Critical Essay Mar 22, 2001 7342
In the Family. Rayford, Paulette Rabia Short Story Mar 22, 2001 12418
Here. Petty, Audrey Short Story Mar 22, 2001 1794
Mule Bone: Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston's Dream Deferred of an African-American Theatre of the Black Word. Manuel, Carme Critical Essay Mar 22, 2001 10209
Power and Knowledge in Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress. Wesley, Marilyn C. Critical Essay Mar 22, 2001 8560
Suicide or Messianic Self-Sacrifice?: Exhuming Willa's Body in Gloria Naylor's Linden Hills. Okonkwo, Christopher N. Critical Essay Mar 22, 2001 8908
Langston's Buddha Smile. Miller, E. Ethelbert Brief Article Mar 1, 2001 688
Focusing on Craft. Smith-Passariello, Carol Mar 1, 2001 2011
Deals. Cook, Dara Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 352
The Trick of Transcending Race. Pardlo, Gregory A. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 765
on the shelf. BASHIR, SAMIYA A. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 868
Language and Voice. Madhubuti, Haki R. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 244
Danger Black-on-Black. Dodson, Angela Jan 1, 2001 2081
Online Booksellers. Thomas, Michele D. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 81
News on literary events around the country. Estrada, Sheryl Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 146
Spotlight. Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 98
"Painted Voices". Brief Article Jan 1, 2001 143
"Looking at One's Self Through the Eyes of Others": W. E. B. Du Bois's Photographs for the 1900 Paris Exposition. Smith, Shown Michelle Dec 22, 2000 9271
"Some cord of kinship stronger and deeper than blood": An Interview with John F. Callahan, Editor of Ralph Ellison's Juneteenth. Callahan, John F. Interview Dec 22, 2000 12667
Waste and Whiteness: Zora Neale Hurston and the Politics of Eugenics. Jackson, Chuck Dec 22, 2000 14627
Harryette Mullen, "The Queen of Hip Hyperbole": An Interview. Williams, Emily Allen Interview Dec 22, 2000 3941
on the shelf. BASHIR, SAMIYA A. Nov 1, 2000 609
African-American Authors. Nelson, Corinne Oct 1, 2000 1179
Revolutionary Suicide in Toni Morrison's Fiction. Ryan, Katy Critical Essay Sep 22, 2000 15337
The Map and the Territory: An Interview with Michael S. Harper. Antonucci, Michael Interview Sep 22, 2000 4825
"I just don't know how to move on your word": From Signifyin(g) to Syndetic Homage in James Baldwin's Responses to William Faulkner. PAVLIC, ED Critical Essay Sep 22, 2000 6606
Writing Out of the Box. Gregg, Sandra Interview Sep 1, 2000 1528
Alice Walker. Clark, Courtney Brief Article Sep 1, 2000 830
Book Promotion Goes Digital. Cook, Dara Buyers Guide Sep 1, 2000 313
Missing Joe Wood. Southgate, Martha Jul 1, 2000 800
Fifth National Black Writers Conference 2000. Cook, Dara Jul 1, 2000 181
Agents Who Make Bank. Cook, Dara Jul 1, 2000 1041
Brothers on a Soapbox. Wiley, Ralph Jul 1, 2000 2432
Working the "Black Expo" Circuit. Dodson, Angela Jul 1, 2000 1554
Selling the First 5000 Copies. Murray, Victoria Christopher Jul 1, 2000 1495
Embodying Cultural Memory in Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow. Rogers, Susan Critical Essay Mar 22, 2000 10685
An Interview with Edward P. Jones. Jackson, Lawrence P. Interview Mar 22, 2000 6107
Faith flight (from Salvation Song). Young, Reggie Excerpt Mar 22, 2000 8595
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Folklore, Folkloristics, and African American Literary Criticism. Prahlad, Anand Dec 22, 1999 6204
Racial Violence and Representation: Performance Strategies in Lynching Dramas of the 1920s. Stephens, Judith L. Dec 22, 1999 10290

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