Thanks to ALison Meyers of Cave Canem for this: Thomas Glave reads at Bluestockings RedBone PressMusic/Arts – Performance Wednesday, July 15, 20097:00pm – 8:30pm Bluestockings Bookstore172 Allen St.New York, NY A RedBone Press endorsed event.Continue reading
This is Why You Should Vote Republican! Really.
Thanks to Elise for this link. Check it out: http://www.imvotingrepublican.com/ (Go, Obama. Go!)
Third Annual Up South International Book Festival
Update on UpSouth: All Up South?Festival events scheduled for Minton?s Playhouse have been moved to George Faison’s Firehouse Theatre 6 Hancock Place/124th Between Morningside and St. Nicholas A,B,C,D train to 125th Street. Minton?s has beenContinue reading
They’re Not Talking About Me
At the junior high school across the street from my Brooklyn apartment, girls still claim an empowered dominion over the spaces they occupy. At their desks, through the halls, along the tree-lined streets after 3:00,Continue reading
There’s a Conversation Going – Get the Buzz on Black Books
Linda Villarosa reported on the launch of ringShout: A Place for Black Books on TheDailyVoice.com. In “Books in da Hood,” Villarosa explores the proliferation of street lit and asks what constitutes literary work. Bridgett DavisContinue reading
TheGrio.com: Review of Paule Marshall’s Triangular Road
This review originally ran on TheGrio.com. Book Review: Paule Marshall’s Triangular Road By Eisa Ulen 7:45 AM on 07/06/2009 One of the most important writers of the 2nd half of the 20th century, Paule MarshallContinue reading
TheDefendersOnlne: Why James Cameron’s Avatar is Not a Pocahantas Tale
This article appeared in edited form on TheDefendersOnline.com. Avatar is the best feature film ever made by director James Cameron, which is saying a lot, as he also directed Titanic, Aliens, Total Recall, and anyContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com: The Harlem Renaissance Remembered
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, June 2010 Part book-on-tape, part spoken word disc, and part jazz CD, The Harlem Renaissance Remembered is an innovative compilation of poetry, sound, and substance. FeaturingContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com: RingShout Salon – Push, Erasure, and Precious
An edited version of this appeared on TheDefendersOnline.com. On December 6, 2009, the founding members of RingShout: A Place for Black Literature hosted a literary salon. The topic of our discussion: The Presentation of BlackContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com: Damon Wayans’ Red Hats Review
This review appeared in edited form at TheDefendersOnline.com With a book begging to be adapted for the big screen, the New York Times bestselling author of Bootleg and 2nd eldest son in one of BlackContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com – Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, September 11th, 2009 As journalist James Gavin spotlights in his most recent book, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne, the music industry critically judges blackContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com – Jabari Asim’s Debut Fiction: A Taste of Honey
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, December 18th, 2009 It is entirely fitting that Jabari Asim’s debut fiction, A Taste of Honey, is published in this, the year after Change. Everything isContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com – Interview with Elizabeth Nunez
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, October 29th, 2009 Anna In-Between, the seventh book from acclaimed author Elizabeth Nunez, is one of the finest novels published this year. Nunez has made eachContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline.com – Attica Locke’s Black Water Rising
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, December 8th, 2009 Attica Locke has added her name to the list of best black genre fiction with her debut thriller, Black Water Rising, acclaimed byContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline: Review of Powder Necklace by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen – Published in The Defenders Online, May 14th, 2010 Powder Necklace, a young adult chapter book by first-time novelist Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, explodes an awful reality for elite boarding school girlsContinue reading
TheDefendersOnline: Review of Peniel Joseph’s Dark Days, Bright Nights
This review appeared in edited form on TheDefendersOnline.com. In Dark Days, Bright Nights, historian Peniel E. Joseph examines President Barack Obama’s ascent to the White House, an almost unbelievable achievement that is still startling inContinue reading
The Writer as Activist: Medgar Evers College Workshops
FREE WORKSHOPS THIS FALL! The Center for Black Literature In Association with Corridor Gallery, the National Conference of Artists-NY & Theatre for the Free People Presents The Black Artist as Activist A Creative Writing, VisualContinue reading
The Underutilization of Kerry Washington: Invisibility and Disappearance in Django Unchained
When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience. This legacy of voiced expression in the public realm dates back to the 1700s – 1800s. Nineteenth century slave woman HarrietContinue reading