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ringShout : A Place for Black Literature – ringShouter Martha Southgate Reports from this Year’s AWP
Link: http://www.theringshout.com/ Author Martha Southgate sent everything that follows: After some births in the families of our founding circle–congrats to new mom for the second time, Bridgett Davis, new grandma, Alison Meyers, new dad ChrisContinue reading
The Truth About Barnes & Noble
Author Stacey Patton of TheDefendersOnline.com sent everything that follows: Hello ALL, I hope you are well. I’m writing to you to help quell rumors about a very disturbing incident that took place at aContinue reading
No Federal Stimulus Dollars for Atlantic Yards
Link: http://www.petitiononline.com/noaystim/petition.html Thanks to author Martha Southgate for this information: Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn NewsletterFebruary 26, 2009 Sign the Petition Opposing a Stimulus Bailout For Atlantic Yards——————————————————————- =============================================As the legal fight moves forward, your financialContinue reading
Author Pittershawn Palmer’s Essay Contest
When We Were One Contest If you cannot view the email below properly, visit: http://zajiwrites.com/wwwocontest.html My first novel, When We Were One, is complete! And now, my first contest is afoot! The quick and dirty…Continue reading
Kevin Powell Responds to Rihanna, Chris Brown, and Violence Against Women and Girls
Rihanna/Chris Brown: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (The Remix)By Kevin Powell Writer?s note:Given all the hype and controversy around Chris Brown?s alleged beating of Rihanna, I feel compelled to post this essay I originallyContinue reading
“Naked Acts” Screens at BAM on Saturday, February 21st
Friends: If you didn?t make it uptown on that brutally cold night back in December to see my film NAKED ACTS, don?t despair. The 10th Anniversary celebration continues ? this time at BAM (much closerContinue reading
March 29th Celebration of Tananarive Due with Stephen Barnes and Opal Palmer Adisa
Up South, Inc. in partnership with Medgar Evers Center for Black Literature present Voices and Visions of New American Dreams Celebrating a master storyteller TANANARIVE DUE American Book Award winner, Essence bestseller, and 2009 NAACPContinue reading
Farai Chideya on Cancellation of NPR’s News & Notes
1) Explain what’s happening at NPR. Why is “News & Notes,” in addition to one other show, targeted for cuts as a result of this recession? Couldn’t the powers-that-be have found another way to cutContinue reading
Brilliant and beautifully-written prose
“Brilliant and beautifully-written prose” ~ Midwest Book Review
A rhythmic flow of words and descriptive detail
“…a rhythmic flow of words and descriptive detail…” ~ Uptown Magazine
Her voice has the beauty and economy of poetry
“Her voice has the beauty and economy of poetry.” ~ Jeffery Renard Allen, author of Rails Under My Back and Holding Pattern
Affirms faith in the enduring power of young love
“Affirms faith in the enduring power of young love. Welcome Eisa Ulen.” ~ Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero’s Daughter and Bruised Hibiscus
Maintaining balance in an unsteady world
“While Crystelle is unable to forget Jimmie, she is also called upon to remember her childhood in West Philly and realize the impact that it has had on her person. In a similar manner, theContinue reading
Leaves an indelible impression on the reader
“Crystelle Mourning is a nostalgic tale, filled with descriptions of an urban street lined with row-homes where old folks sit on porches, little girls jump double dutch, and boys play ball. Crystelle describes the old women whoContinue reading
A call for healing in the African American community
“Ulen lovingly conjures a world of double-dutch and hair braiding on the stoop, hot sweaty basement parties and home-cooked meals. She takes the reader back to a time when a child’s greatest concern was tryingContinue reading
Racist “Drunken Negro Cookies” for Sale in Greenwhich Village
Thank you to author Val Joyner for this link. Ted Kefalinos, owner of Lafayette French Pastry in the Village, is selling blackface caricatures of African Americans as cookies. (Talk about Eating the Other.) Please boycottContinue reading
Guest Blog: Martha Southgate Bears Witness as Our First Black President is Inaugurated
Joyous elders, cranky kids, and a family rewarded by a detour to the port-a-potty: Everything that follows comes from Brooklyn-based writer and ringShout co-founder Martha Southgate: The inauguaration of Barack Obama. With more than aContinue reading