Art Book Review: Uniform and African Cosmologies Look at the Future of Black Life by April Dobbins
Above: Nyaba L. Ouedraogo La Vie [The Life] From the series The Phantoms of the Congo River, 2011 Inkjet print. Courtesy of Nyaba L.
What Whispers the Water? by Lesley-Ann Brown
Above: Work By Emory Douglas To celebrate Mother’s Day, Lesley-Ann Brown submitted an excerpt from her book Decolonial Daughter: Letters from a Black Woman to her European Son.
Bridget Boakye Consoles Those Forever Chasing Home by Mame Bonsu
Much of literature centers on the question of identity. In high school English classes across America, students recite Hamlet’s To Be or Not To Be year after year.
10 Black Books to Read During Quarantine by Angela N. Carroll
Feeling overwhelmed by the unceasing media streams about the COVID-19 pandemic? Need some inspiration? You’re not alone. You have probably watched every programme there is on Netflix and you might have even bought some fun quarantine outfits to help to keep you entertained.
Need to Recharge your Black Girl Magic? Natasha Marin has a Remedy by Antonia Williams Gary
Above: Delita Martin Lilacs and Roots, Acrylic, Charcoal, Relief Printing, Decorative Papers, Hand-Stitching, 2018 Meet Natasha Marin, curator, Black Imagination—Black Voices on Black Futures, 2020.
THREE MAJOR EVENTS TO EMPOWER BLACK WRITERS, AUTHORS, AND SPEAKERS
The May edition of Speakers Magazine has Dr. Abraham Shanklin, Jr. as the cover story. Dr. Shanklin owns a coach writing and publishing company, Scripts &
The Baltimore Museum Presents: The Necessity of Tomorrow(s) with Ta-Nehisi Coates on Afrofutures
Above:Ta-Nehisi Coates. Photo: Gabriella Demczuk. The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) hosts a conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award winner, national correspondent for The Atlantic, and author of Marvel’s The Black Panther comic book series, on Thursday, May 17 from 7 to 10pm.
CITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS ‘SEEING INTO TOMORROW’
City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) invites families and readers of all ages to visit Aaron Davis Hall for a book party celebrating the launch of author and illustrator Nina Crews’ new book Seeing into Tomorrow:
Sugarcane Special: Karma
Above: Midnight Treat by Addonis Parker. **************This story contains strong sexual imagery and language. For mature audiences only****************
DiWulf Publishing House to Release Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore
Above: Graffiti Artist Chaka Malik. DiWulf Publishing House is very excited to announce the October 31st release of the debut book from author Freddy Alva, Urban Styles:
