Tag: Black Authors
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Langston Hughes in Spain: Nine Things You Should Know
It’s time for another Black in Spain post. Allow me to share a bit about Langston Hughes and his experiences in Spain. Hughes not Hemingway Usually, when people are asked to name a famous American author who wrote about Spain, Ernest Hemingway is the first person to spring to mind. Langston Hughes? Not so much.…
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Black History Month Belongs to Black Authors
Hands down, February is the Blackest month of the year in the United States. It’s Black History Month and like it or not, mainstream America gets all of their Black agenda items checked off during these four short weeks. One could argue that June is the Blackest month of the year on account of Juneteenth…
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Confronting Colorism with Marita Golden and Lori L. Tharps
On Saturday, May 1 – yes, that’s tomorrow – I am honored to be taking part in a Conversation Series with author, activist and educator, Marita Golden on the topic of colorism. Marita Golden Wrote the Book on Colorism Marita Golden is the author of the beautiful memoir, Don’t Play in the Sun, which details…
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Podcast Ep #68: Kaitlyn Greenidge Talks Freedom + Libertie
On episode 68 of the podcast, author Kaitlyn Greenidge joins me to talk about freedom and Libertie. Kaitlyn’s debut novel was the critically acclaimed, We Love You, Charlie Freeman. Her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, Elle.com, Buzzfeed, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. She was a contributing editor for LENNY…
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MAMP Podcast Ep# 62: Life, Death and Writing Memoir with Tembi Locke
On episode 62 of the podcast we’re rewinding to listen to debut author and actress,Tembi Locke, talk about writing her brilliant memoir about love and loss, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home. In our conversation, Tembi and I talk about the reasons she decided to write this searing love story about…
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MAMP Stories Podcast Ep#59: The History of Hair Story with Ayana Byrd + Lori Tharps
On episode 59 of the podcast, we’re having a birthday party for a very special book. And that book is, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America. Hair Story is the first book that I ever wrote, with my good friend, the journalist and author, Ayana Byrd. Hair Story covers the history,…
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MAMP Ep # 47: Author Lauren Francis-Sharma Talks Book of the Little Axe
On episode 47 of the podcast I sit down with Lauren Francis-Sharma, the author of the My American Meltingpot Summer Book Club selection, Book of the Little Axe. In addition to Book of the Little Axe, Lauren is the author of the novel, Til the Well Runs Dry, which was awarded the Honor Fiction Prize…
