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Check Out These Books With Strong Black Female Characters During This Women’s History Month
From memoirs to sci-fi and historical fiction, we’ve rounded up our favorite books that feature strong Black women.
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Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read in August 2024
A book of crosswords for Black folks and a beautiful picture book featuring young Black ballerinas are on our list of must-have books this month.
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November 2023 Books by Black Authors I Can’t Wait to Read
Black Thought’s autobiography and a cool cookbook collab from Snoop Dogg and E-40 are on my list of must-read books this month.
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Even More Black Women Writers We Love
As Women’s History Month reaches its midpoint, we thought we’d look back at some phenomenal Black writers who’ve paved the way and influenced culture.
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PageTurners: These Titles Were Written in the Stars…Literally
Amazon presents Black Stars, an original fiction anthology; Broadway gets a racial critique; Black vampires infiltrate the CIA
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FX Orders Pilot for Series Adapted From Octavia E. Butler's Kindred
Octavia E. Butler is forever—and we’re here for her work to be highlighted in every single medium. Well, according to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has ordered a pilot for an upcoming series called Kindred, based on the acclaimed book by Butler of the same name. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who served as consulting producer on HBO’s…
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Black Girl Magic Meets Marvel: Nnedi Okorafor Unveils New Shuri Comic
We don’t need another hero, but here’s one we’ve been waiting for anyway: Wakandan princess and genius little sister Shuri has finally broken out of her supporting role in the Black Panther franchise into her own series, courtesy of acclaimed fantasy writer Nnedi Okorafor. Okorafor, whose novel, Who Fears Death, is being developed by HBO…
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She Got That Glow: Writer Nnedi Okorafor Gets the Escort of a Lifetime to the 2018 Emmys
When you’re an emerging name in the realm of fantasy and science-fiction writing and your first novel is being adapted into a series by award-winning premium network HBO, there are few things better than being invited to the Emmys. That is, of course, unless your escort for the evening is none other than network darling…
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Fantasy Writer Nnedi Okorafor Releases Comic Short Inspired by Chibok, Nigeria, Schoolgirls, Has Novel Developed for HBO
It’s an amazing thing to see the sci-fi/fantasy/comic book world expand to reflect the real world. ’Bout time. And as we wait for the highly anticipated Black Panther film set in the mystical world of Wakanda, we can feast on the story of Ngozi, a disabled teenage superheroine who works her powers in Nigeria in…