Jazmin Truesdale Created Her Own Seat At The Table With ‘Aza Comics,’ To Present Black Women As Superheros
The Aza Universe creator said friends inspired some of the characters....
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Poet, Journalist, TV Personality and Author Kevin Powell Named Writer-in-Residence at Prairie View A&M University
Congratulations to Kevin Powell on admittance to the Toni Morrison Writing Program!...
Hillman Grad Unveils New 2022 Class of 22 Emerging Creatives for 2nd Annual Mentorship Lab
Hillman Grad Productions, founded by Lena Waithe, unveils the 2022 Class of 22 creatives for its 2nd Annual Mentorship Lab....
New York Times Best-Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Succumbs to Cancer At 59
Best-selling author, Eric Jerome Dickey, who had multiple titles become "New York Times" best-sellers, has died at the age of 59....
April Silver is Helping to Lead the Charge for Black Literary Writers
AKILA WORKSONGS' April Silver speaks on her role and involvement in this year's 15th Annual National Black Writers Conference...
Author Walter Mosley To Receive The National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation will honor acclaimed Black fiction writer Walter Mosley with their Lifetime Achievement Award. ...
The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative Brings Women of Color Together From Film and TV
The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative brings together 20 women of color from the film and TV industry to promote black writers, producers, and directors...
Chicago Rapper Noname Launches Book Club Celebrating Writers of Color
Noname, a 27-year-old musician from Chicago, is launching a book club that will highlight work from writers of color and those within the LGBTQ community....
Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison Has Died
Revered author, Nobel Prize laureate, and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison has died, leaving behind an array of writing that changed American literature....