Tag Archives: Lorraine Hansberry

Exploring Book Bans: The Impact on Black Literature

On a recent summer trip to Virgina, where one could argue that it all began in 1619, that is, the enslavement of Africans in what would become the United States of America, I stopped at a Barnes & Noble.Β  During … Continue reading

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Advancing Alice Walker — and Her Nonfiction

I have a love-hate relationship with the body of work of Alice Walker.  I love Walker’s nonfiction, and even some of her autobiographical sketches, where her prose, even when it is expressing anger, is righteous anger.  Her nonfiction is clear, … Continue reading

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