Born March 17, Bayard Rustin was a political activist and principal organizer of the March on Washington. Here are a few books by and about Bayard Rustin.
365 Black Books Ben Okri Tuesday
Born March 15, Nigerian-born Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer, anthologist, aphorist, and playwright. He has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. Here are just a few of his published works.
365 Black Books Harriet E. Wilson Monday
Born March 15, Harriet E. Wilson was the first African American to publish a novel in North America. Her novel, Our Nig, Sketches From the Life of a Free Black, published in 1859, is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North.
365 Black Books Kendra Boyd Sunday
Dr. Kendra Boyd, scholar and professor on Black business and economic history, urban history and migration, talked about her book Freedom Enterprise, Black Entrepreneurship and Racial Capitalism in Detroit. She was very informative and has thoroughly researched her topic.
365 Black Books Caryl Phillips Saturday
Caryl Phillips, born in St. Kitts and raised in Leeds, celebrated his 68th birthday March 13. He is an author, playwright and professor. He is known more for is novels. Crossing the River was shortlisted for the 1993 Booker Prize. A Distant Shore won the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize; Dancing in the Dark won the 2006 PEN/Open Book Award.
365 Black Books Ayana Gray Friday
Happy birthday Ayana Gray! She is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult fantasy Beasts trilogy, and the adult book I, Medusa.
365 Black Books Virginia Hamilton Thursday
Born March 12, Virginia Hamilton was the most honored writer of children’s literature. She passed away in 2002. Here are just a few of her books:
365 Black Books Rain Wednesday
Today’s post feature books with the word “rain” in the title.
Book 1: Rain Feet by Angela Johnson
Book 2: Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie
Book 3: Rain Remembers (the sequel to Rain Rising) by Courtne Comrie
365 Black Books: Mel Watkins Tuesday
Born March 8, Mel Watkins is an author, critic and a former staff member of the New York Times. He is known for this book, Stepin Fetchit, the Life and Times of Lincoln Perry. He has written a book about comedy, On the Real Side and his memoir, Dancing with Strangers.
365 Black Books Amanda Gorman Monday
A great way to start a Monday is to feature the youngest inaugural poet in the U.S. history. Amanda Gorman, born March 7, is a poet extraordinaire and a cum laude graduate of Harvard University.
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