Woman Writer, Educator and Activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955): Standing Tall in the Hall!
The crack in the bronze ceiling continued to widen when the 11-foot marble sculpture of Mary...
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Tag: black women writers
Kamala Harris: Unapologetic Power
We ran this piece on Nasty Women Writers in 2021 after Harris assumed the role as Vice President...
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Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza: Some Sing, Some Cry, Part I
Ntozake Shange. The name jumped to me from the screen. Searching around, I learned Shange, born...
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Books, Glorious Books
Books, in any and all formats, are human evolution’s most valuable resource. Books invite us into...
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Gloria Naylor: Redirecting the Spotlight, American Woman Writer (1950-2016)
The Gloria Naylor Archive I am beyond thrilled to learn of The Gloria Naylor Archive! This...
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Maryse Condé: “Astute Scholar with a Mighty Pen,” French Guadaloupean Woman Writer(b.1937)
Maryse Condé’s novel Segu is set in the kingdom of Segu (1797) on the Niger river in what is...
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Faith Ringgold’s Children’s Books: Bringing Hope and History to Life
Faith Ringgold’s children’s books arose out of her story quilts, one in particular: Tar Beach. A...
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Woman Writer and Activist Alicia Garza: The Dynamics of Power
Let’s begin by saying that movements are not started with hashtags and there is a lot more to...
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Toni Morrison and A. J. Verdelle: For the Love of Words—The Connection Between Two Women Writers
A. J. Verdelle recently published a book called Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship...
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