Tag: Black History Month
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Black History Month: Nonfiction Reading List
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Read More: Black History Month: Nonfiction Reading ListSo far this Black History Month, we’ve shared a reading list from Camille Dungy, a poetry-themed list, and a list of books by Black authors that had been adapted into films. Today, we’d like to share a list of nonfiction books we think are worth a read. Women, Race, & Class…
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Black History Month: Books by Black Authors Adapted to Film
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Read More: Black History Month: Books by Black Authors Adapted to Film~From Michaela Hayes Black Panther: Based on a comic book of the same name released in 1966, Black Panther has made a huge splash in pop culture the past few weeks. Though several other superheroes of African descent debued just a few years after Black Panther, it was America’s first in…
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Black History Month: Jordan Peele
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Read More: Black History Month: Jordan PeeleJordan Peele is an actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. He was born in New York City on February 21, 1979, (Happy Birthday, Jordan!). He attended the Calhoun School in Manhattan and went on to Sarah Lawrence College with the intention of studying puppeteering before dropping out after two years to…
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Black History Month: Shonda Rhimes
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Read More: Black History Month: Shonda Rhimes“Don’t let fear keep you quiet. You have a voice so use it. Speak up. Raise your hands. Shout your answers. Make yourself heard. Whatever it takes, just find your voice, and when you do, fill the damn silence.” -Meredith Grey, Grey’s Anatomy, ABC This year, ABC’s critically acclaimed medical…
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Black History Month: Ava DuVernay
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Read More: Black History Month: Ava DuVernayThe much anticipated Black Panther film opened in theaters this weekend, and it is breaking all kinds of records. Another film releasing soon and eagerly awaited by audiences is A Wrinkle in Time, directed by Ava DuVernay. In 2015, DuVernay was in consideration to direct and possibly co-write Black Panther, but decided against it. Ava DuVernay…
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Black History Month: Poetry Reading List
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Read More: Black History Month: Poetry Reading ListPoetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness. ~Alice Walker Need something to read this weekend? We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite poetry collections by Black poets and authors. Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings, Phillis Wheatley. As the first African American poet, Wheatley…
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Black History Month: Sonya Renee Taylor
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Read More: Black History Month: Sonya Renee Taylor“Sonya Renee is conviction, compassion, and fierce grace. Her work is a thunderous call to action, spoken with porch light welcome.” ~Andrea Gibson, Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, author, activist Sonya Renee Taylor is an author, poet, spoken word artist, speaker, humanitarian and social justice activist, educator, and founder…
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Black History Month: Lucille Clifton
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Read More: Black History Month: Lucille CliftonLucille Clifton (1936-2010) was a prolific poet, children’s book author, and professor. Clifton’s poetry focuses mainly on the strength and endurance one must possess in order to live as a Black American, though it also explores other aspects of her identity, such as being a woman and a poet. She taught at a…
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Black History Month: Claudia Rankine
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Read More: Black History Month: Claudia RankineI think any poem, and any writer, is always breaking open the questions beneath the poem, or the writing. You’re always trying to figure out: what gives me the right to say x or y? What does that mean? When I say this, what does it mean? How does it…
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Black History Month: Ross Gay
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Read More: Black History Month: Ross GayRoss Gay, born in 1974, is an American writer and professor, and considered by many to be one of America’s leading poets. Gay was born in Ohio but soon relocated to Pennsylvania, where he stayed until graduating from Lafayette College with a BA. He then moved on to receive an…