2020 College Language Association (CLA) Convention * April 1-4, 2020 * Hilton Memphis In 1970, Toni Morrison published The Bluest Eye, which prominently features black female children and adolescents, who […]
Thank you, Ms. Marshall!
On Mon., August 12, 2019, the world lost another literary giant, author Paule Marshall. In a 1979 Essence article, Marshall wrote, “Traditionally, in most fiction, men are the wheelers and […]
New Collection – Black From the Future
Forthcoming: 9/20/19 I just discovered this upcoming collection, and I am excited to read it! Love the cover! I hope it includes many, diverse portrayals of black girlhood. Check out […]
Thank You, Ms. Toni!
Last week, the world lost a truly amazing person—a brilliant, captivating storyteller whose creative and scholastic output has had an immeasurable influence on those blessed to read her literature and […]