#black-literature

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fromNieman Lab
2 weeks ago

Missouri's oldest Black bookstore just closed. The Kansas City Defender plans to reopen it as a newsroom and public archive.

Willa Robinson's passion for reading began in childhood, inspired by her father. She has collected Black literature since the late 1970s, seeing it as a way to fill personal loss.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

This study of Toni Morrison's tenure as a senior editor at Random House draws on interviews, archival research, and correspondence to cast her as a formidable driver of cultural change.
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London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Infused with the fire born of resistance': the magic of the Calabash literary festival

Calabash Literary Festival highlights Black authors and cultural resistance, showcasing the transformative power of literature in a vibrant, inclusive atmosphere.
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