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Celebrated Author Ntozake Shange Dies at 70
Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of Oct. 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie,…
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Walter Mosley’s ‘John Woman’ Tackles Power of the Narrative
The prolific, award-winning author Walter Mosley, with more than 55 books published since 1990, will be in D.C. on Wednesday,…
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Southeast Book Festival Seeks to Dispel Myths About Literacy
The self-proclaimed adopted daughter of Ward 8 grew tired of being shunned from mainstream literary festivals and decided to start…
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Celebrated Author Denene Millner Recaptures Love for Youth
New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner remembers the first time she received a check for writing — a 17-year-old…
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Co-Author of ‘Black Rage,’ Dr. William Grier Dies at 89
JULIE WATSON, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dr. William Grier, a psychiatrist who co-authored the groundbreaking 1968 book, “Black…
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James McBride Working on Book About James Brown
NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner James McBride is returning to nonfiction for his next project. The author…
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Al Roker’s ‘The Storm of the Century’ Dives Into 1900 Storm
LUQMAN ADENIYI, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Al Roker’s new book, “The Storm of the Century,” reads like a…
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Book Review: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK – What is immediately essential for me about Between the World and…
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Noted Author John A. Williams Dead at 89
By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK (NNPA) – “Mine was a simple hunger,” John A. Williams said…
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Blackonomics: Longing for ‘Conversation without Abbreviation’
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist The dominance of social media and our never-ending thirst for faster ways to communicate…
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