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classic, graphic, alice

My first response to this was NO! The short story “Carnival Jangle” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson is probably my favorite by the dynamic, Post ‘Bellum-PreHarlem writer. It tells the story o… more →

Signifying Monkeys

Remembering Audre Lorde — 7 comments

micheleberger wrote 4 months ago: Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934- November 17,1992) Today is Audre Lorde’s birthday! Audre Lorde was a … more →

Tags: Creativity, Womens Creativity, Creative Writing, Women's Studies, black women, Black Feminism, Black Feminists, Women of Color, Women Writers

Coming February 2013

Hidden Charm Press Editor wrote 10 months ago: Extra MoJo! – An anthology by Black and African-American women Cover art: “Happy Thoughts … more →

Tags: Black women's memoir, Black women's poetry, Black Writers New England, Women Writers New England, black women poets, Extra MoJo!, Black women memoirists, Black women publishers

Love Pour Over Me... By Denise Turney — 2 comments

Desiree wrote 1 year ago: Denise Turney is a professional writer who brings more than 34 years of book, newspaper, magazine, r … more →

Tags: Journalism, Books, chistell publishing, African American writers, Women Writers, denise turney, Portia, Love Has Many Faces, spiral

Growing up as an American Girl

Ashley wrote 1 year ago: This semester, I’m in a class titled African American Women Writers. To be honest, I was not a … more →

Tags: word barf, College, toni morrison, American Girls

classic, graphic, alice

portlandvasquez wrote 1 year ago: My first response to this was NO! The short story “Carnival Jangle” by Alice Dunbar-Nels … more →

Tags: African American Literature, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Graphic Classics, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Graphic Novels

Introducing Hidden Charm Press

Hidden Charm Press Editor wrote 1 year ago: New small press for Black and African-American women’s memoir and poetry! This is the sister p … more →

Tags: Black women's memoir, Black women's poetry, Black Women Publishers, Black Writers New England, Written-Word Poets, Hidden Charm Press, african-american women writers, black women poets, Black women writers

elizabeth johnson harris — 1 comment

portlandvasquez wrote 2 years ago: from the Special Collections Library at Duke University, Elizabeth Johnson Harris  Life Story, 1867- … more →

Tags: rare manuscripts

pauline hopkins society — 1 comment

portlandvasquez wrote 2 years ago: “The great artist belongs to God, and is imperishable. Like Moses, he stands upon the mount and rece … more →

Tags: African American Literature, Pauline Hopkins

The Theory of Daddy's Girl

kakonged wrote 2 years ago: Maria Jonas is the Author of The Theory of Daddy's Girl - Photo Courtesy of Maria Jonas Women who ar … more →

Tags: Writing (all kinds), Opinion, health, Education, Business, media writing, Creative Writing, Culture, Book Reviews

researching alice dunbar-nelson (1875-1935) — 3 comments

portlandvasquez wrote 3 years ago: I find it interesting (and, admittedly a little annoying), that most biographies about Alice Ruth Mo … more →

Tags: Alice Dunbar-Nelson, African American Literature, Alice Dunbar-Nelson

changing narrative convention to fit their lives

portlandvasquez wrote 3 years ago: "Two women and young girl sitting in a carraige". Photo: NYPL Schomburg Center for Researc … more →

Tags: Literature

Notable Women of Letters

kwanzaaguide wrote 4 years ago: American literature would not be complete without the voices of women articulating their truth, and … more →

Tags: women's month, black women in literture, Women in Literature, Black women writers, Women Writers


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