african-american literature
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2024 THE ROOT 100: These Harlem Renaissance-Inspired Looks Will Make You Stand Out at Any Gala
Planning to join us at The Root 100 Gala at the Apollo Theater on December 5? it’s the perfect time to celebrate 100 years of Harlem Renaissance style.
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Story Behind The People and Event That Started The Harlem Renaissance
On March 21, 1924, a group of Black artists and intellectuals gathered for what would be the start of the Harlem Renaissance
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With an Ever-Present Lack of Diversity in the Publishing Industry, Black Authors Fight for Their Place on the Shelf
Although there is a loyal audience for Black books, Black authors still face challenges
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Savvy Book Influencer Uses Instagram to Share Her Love of Black Literature
“I just want writers to get the flowers they deserve,” says Cree Myles, curator of the All Ways Black Instagram account.
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Zora Neale Hurston Personifies Black Girl Magic
It’s well past time to give her the flowers she deserves.
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In Her Last Book, Valerie Boyd Amplifies the Voices of Black Writers
With Bigger Than Bravery, the legendary writer/editor assembled a powerful coalition of Black voices, including Alice Walker, Pearl Cleage and Deesha Philyaw.
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Tyler Perry Responds to Spike Lee’s Years Old Critique That He Makes ‘Coonery Buffoonery’ With His Madea Movies
‘For me, I love the movies that I’ve done because they are the people that I grew up with that I represent,’ Perry explained.
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Baratunde Thurston: How to be Black and Outdoorsy
Thurston discussed his new TV show on PBS America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston.
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‘For Colored Girls’ Broadway Revival Makes It The First Show To Be Directed and Choreographed By a Black Woman in 65 Years
Tony-nominated dancer Camille A. Brown makes history as both Director and Choreographer for the historic collection of poetic monologues
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“The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Praised by National Books Critics Circle
The award-winning poet has been honored with a fiction prize for her novel.