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Writing

Overlooked No More: Gwendolyn B. Bennett, Harlem Renaissance Star Plagued by Misfortune

Gwendolyn Bennett's captivating poetry marked her as a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance, overshadowing even well-known contemporaries at a significant event. [ more ]
LGBTQ Nation
7 months ago
Black Lives Matter

How Mildred Loving & W.E.B. Du Bois paved the way for marriage equality

Dark Princess by W.E.B. Du Bois sheds light on the subject of Black love
Du Bois's novel challenges the stereotype of him as purely a scholar [ more ]
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