Medgar Evers College, CUNY Presents Sonia Sanchez Poet, Activist, Scholar Thursday, Dec. 02, 2010 5 p.m. ? 7 p.m. Reading & Booking Signing ?I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t and OtherContinue reading
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Eisa’s Blog Entries from 2006-2018
Interview with Bestselling Author Donna Hill about “What Mother Never Told Me”
Bestselling author Donna Hill has published a delicious new page-turner, What Mother Never Told Me, a novel that honors the literary tradition of Black women writers who sought to challenge the “Tragic Mulatto” stereotype inContinue reading
Good News from Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn
Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn NewsletterNovember 9, 2010 Court Slams NY State on Atlantic Yards, Rules For DDDB——————————————————————- While the impact of the Court’s ruling (see below) is unclear, what is clear is that there isContinue reading
Meena Alexander Reading to Benefit the Kitengesa Community Library
An Evening of poetry and prose to benefit theKITENGESA COMMUNITY LIBRARY PROJECT in Uganda MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010, AT 7:00 P.M.A silent auction at 7:00 will offer craft items from Uganda and elsewhere in Africa.TheContinue reading
Mosaic Literary Conference 2010
Mosaic Literary Conference 2010 is quickly approaching! November 5 & 6, 2010 Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.Register 2 or more and save up to 40%! Friday 6-8pm African Voices magazine co-presentsContinue reading
“Mr. President, what have you done?”
Thanks to my Uncle Lance for sending this to me: Robert P. Watson, Ph.D. Coordinator of American Studies Lynn University Email: rwatson@lynn.edu I am always being asked to grade Obama’s presidency. In place of offeringContinue reading
PEN American Center, Conversation
Conversation: Eisa Ulen, Bridgett Davis, Martha Southgate, and Chris Jackson Eisa Ulen, Bridgett Davis, Martha Southgate, and Chris Jackson, founding members of ringShout: A Place for Black Literature, discuss recent books by African American women.Continue reading
Please Vote for Tara Roberts!
The following email comes from Tara, a great person working to empower the girls that empower their communities. Hi Everyone – Y’all know I’ve been traveling around the world interviewing girl and young women changemakersContinue reading
Cave Canem to have Benefit at Pratt Institute
Media Contacts: Camille Rankine, Program/Communications CoordinatorCave Canem Foundation: 718.858.0000; camillerankine@ccpoets.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAVE CANEM PRESENTS POETRY & MUSIC AT PRATT INSTITUTEPerformances by Cecil Taylor, Randy Weston, Geri Allen, Margo Jefferson & More BROOKLYN, NYContinue reading
More Reasons Why Atlantic Yards has got to Go!
Everything below comes from Brooklyn Speaks: ***** Atlantic Yards must work for Brooklyn Bruce Ratner acknowledges why Atlantic Yards needs oversight Abandonment of 10-year schedule casts further doubts on benefits, impacts Contact: : Jo AnneContinue reading
Jewell Parker Rhodes’ Ninth Ward on Al Roker’s Book Club
Enjoy! http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/39269398#39269398
PEN American Center – RingShout Conversation at the Brooklyn Book Festival
Celebrating Recently Published Black Women Writers Please enjoy a conversation RingShout founding members Bridgett Davis, Martha Southgate, Chris Jackson, and I had at the Brooklyn Book Festival. We sat at the PEN booth and discussedContinue reading
“Black Women and Commercialized Beauty” at the CUNY Grad Center Tuesday, October 12th
IRADAC Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean Presents: August Wilson?s Way August in April ? Documentary Screening IRADAC will host a screening of the documentary, ‘August in April’Continue reading
Guest Blog – Patricia Spears Jones on her visit to Tribeca on 9-11
Day before I start my teaching-thoughts on September 11. Many of you have said good things over the past few days that truly are about fostering peace. We really need to prevail. Went to theContinue reading
Congressman Ed Towns and Kevin Powell Together for the First Time
Everything below comes from Congressional Candidate Kevin Powell: Greetings everyone. I just did a radio interview where first my opponent, Congressman Ed Towns, then I, spoke on the issues. I think the link to thisContinue reading
ringShout: A Place for Black Literature Hosts BookEnd Event as Part of the 2010 Brooklyn Book Festival
RingShout: a Place for Black Literature kicks off its new reading seriesand celebrates the 2010Brooklyn Book Festival Join us for an evening of readings by four acclaimed African-American writers. Ta-Nehisi Coates Tayari Jones Jeffery RenardContinue reading
Essence Hires White Fashion Director: Powerful Commentary by Audrey Edwards
This post originally appeared on The Maynard Institute’s Richard Prince’s Journalisms. Look for links to other articles concerning the hire of Ellianna Placas, including Harriette Cole on TheRoot.com and Mark Anthony Neal with Tony CoxContinue reading
Kevin Powell Statement on Tax Obligations as Posted on The Huffington Post
The following comes from TheHuffingtonPost.com: My Financial Life — and Yours, Too Kevin Powell 2010 Democratic candidate for Congress, BrooklynPosted: August 6, 2010 10:28 AM “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shallContinue reading