Tag Archives: women

Paule Marshall Resting in Power 1929-2019

Posted on August 21, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

August has been a rough month for us lovers of the word. A couple of weeks ago, the great Toni Morrison took her place amongst the ancestors. A few days ago, on August 12th, the incomparable Paule Marshall joined her. … Continue reading →

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Toni Morrison Resting in Power 1931-2019

Posted on August 7, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

Rest in your power, Toni Morrison Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am documentary interview Morrison on what motivated her to write The Bluest Eye News of her life and transition: Nobel Prize-Winning Author Dies at 88 Toni Morrison: Nobel … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, culture, history, lecture, literature, slavery, Writer | Tagged black women, creative writing, history, literature, novel, short stories, toni morrison, women | 1 Comment

Review of N.K. Jemisin’s How Long ‘Til Black History Month

Posted on April 30, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? (2018) by science/speculative fiction writer extraordinaire N.K Jemisin is another title that showed up in my Amazon recommendations this past December. The title itself had me hooked; it amazes me that the title had … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American | Tagged literature, N.K. Jemisin, science fiction, short stories, Speculative Fiction, women | 3 Comments

Review of Charles Johnson’s Taming the Ox

Posted on April 2, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

I am an admirer of the African American Buddhist writer cartoonist extraordinaire Charles Johnson. Johnson is the recipient of several awards including the coveted MacArthur “Genius Award” as well as Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. I was … Continue reading →

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Review of Nafissa Thomas-Spires’ Heads of the Colored People

Posted on March 19, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

Nafissa Thompson-Spires’ short story collection Heads of the Colored People (2018) is incredibly SMART!! All of the stories are amazing—expertly crafted and honed works of literary genius. Some of them are very clearly connected by the individuals who are their subjects … Continue reading →

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Bonus! Review of Well-Read Black Girl and If Beale Street Could Talk

Posted on February 19, 2019 by tonipressleysanon

I’ve been thinking a lot about service lately; more specifically, I’ve been thinking about how people serve their communities in ways that ring true to them and are impactful. While there are things that we do that we can easily … Continue reading →

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Grace and the Soccer Grannies of South Africa

Posted on May 1, 2018 by tonipressleysanon

I had the extraordinary fortune of tuning into On Being with Krista Tippett the other day (shout out to Cleo Wade for including the podcast in the list of activities she embarks on as part of her regular self-care). Tippett’s … Continue reading →

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Poet Lucille Clifton Has Joined the Ancestors

Posted on February 16, 2010 by tonipressleysanon

By Jason Boog on Feb 16, 2010 01:23 PM Critically acclaimed poet Lucille Clifton has died. The Pulitzer Prize nominated poet began her career with the collection Good Times. She also published seven books with BOA Editions, including Next: New … Continue reading →

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