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Review of God Help the Child: A Novel
God Help the Child: A Novel by Toni Morrison, 192 pp. Alfred A. Knopf 2015. $16.58 hardcover The ostensible protagonist of writer and critic Toni Morrison’s latest novel, God Help the Child, is Bride, a young woman who is described … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, black women, creative writing, God Help the Child, toni morrison
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“Swing Both Ways, Do You?”: Octavia Butler’s Shori as Liminal Transgressor
*This little essay has seen numerous iterations over the past five years. While the final product is by no means perfect, my hope is that it honors some of the amazing and brave work that Octavia Butler undertook during her lifetime to … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, black women, Dracula, Fledgling, Octavia Butler, vampire
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CFP: Obsidian: Call and Response Experiments in Joy
Obsidian Special Issue CFP Call & Response Obsidian Call & Response: Experiments in Joy Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora supports—through publication and scholarly and critical inquiry—the poetry, fiction, drama/performance, visual and media art works of Africans everywhere. For … Continue reading
Ageless Woman
How young do you think she is? Meet this amazing 70 + year old woman who has been a raw vegan for over 25 years!! Ageless Woman One of my students sent me a link to a news program on … Continue reading
Tagged black women, health, vegan, wellness
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CFP: The Intellectual History of Black Women
Call for Papers on the Intellectual History of Black Women The Black Women’s Intellectual and Cultural History Collective (BWICH) is seeking paper submissions for a broad-ranging conference on black women’s contributions to black thought, political mobilization, creative work and gender … Continue reading
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