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Ntozake Shange
Posted inLifestyle

Celebrated Author Ntozake Shange Dies at 70

by WI Guest Author October 31, 2018October 31, 2020

Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of Oct. 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland.

Walter Mosley
Posted inLifestyle

Walter Mosley’s ‘John Woman’ Tackles Power of the Narrative

by WI Guest Author September 19, 2018October 31, 2020
Youth author Miguel Coppedge, 11, a northeast D.C. resident offers branded T-shirts and autographed copies of his books at the 2017 East of the River Book Festival at Rise Academy in Southeast on Oct. 14. Coppedge wrote his first book at age 8 and now has four independently published books. (E Watson/EDI Photo)
Posted inCommunity

Southeast Book Festival Seeks to Dispel Myths About Literacy

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer October 18, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inLifestyle

Celebrated Author Denene Millner Recaptures Love for Youth

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor October 11, 2017October 31, 2020
Posted inHealth

Co-Author of ‘Black Rage,’ Dr. William Grier Dies at 89

by Washington Informer September 10, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

James McBride Working on Book About James Brown

by Washington Informer August 14, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

Al Roker’s ‘The Storm of the Century’ Dives Into 1900 Storm

by Washington Informer August 11, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Book Review: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

by Washington Informer July 30, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Noted Author John A. Williams Dead at 89

by Washington Informer July 14, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, James Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

Blackonomics: Longing for ‘Conversation without Abbreviation’

by James Clingman January 27, 2015October 30, 2020

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