Travelling remains time-consuming, precarious, and shockingly dangerous for most South Africans 30 years after apartheid has ended.
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The author of ‘A Black Philadelphia Reader,’ a new anthology of writing by Philadelphia authors past and present, revisits four riveting works by local women.
In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed ‘disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion’ for its membership declining by an astounding 80%.
Her stories and essays unpicked the complexities and after-effects of colonialism in searing and incisive ways.
Meaningful engagement with diverse writers is still a struggle for the publishing industry.
Community-produced newsletters informed newcomers of the local shops, clubs and bars that were most welcoming to Caribbean migrants.
Candice Carty-Williams’ Queenie navigates dating as a Black woman, living in a Black body, and what it’s like to straddle two cultures while never really feeling as though you fit.
In an interview, scholar Alyssa Collins explains how her time spent plumbing the sci fi writer’s papers left her stunned by the breadth of her interests and the depth of her scientific knowledge.
Black writers like Charles Chesnutt had to contend with a dilemma writers today know all too well: give the audience and editors what they want, or wallow in obscurity.
Three decades after poet Frank X. Walker coined the term ‘Affrilachia,’ the region’s poets and artists continue to create work that probes the world of a people long ignored.
Interest in Black British writing has grown and shrunk since the late 1940s. Is the current wave going to crash like those before it?
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Assistant Teaching Professor of English, West Virginia University
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PhD in English Literature, University of Sheffield
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Instructor of Gender & Race Studies, University of Alabama
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Lecturer in British Black and Asian Literature, Queen Mary University of London
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder
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Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, University of South Carolina
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of English, Long Island University, Brooklyn
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Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies, Ball State University
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Lecturer in Modern British History, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in the Department of French, Francophone and Luxembourg Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg
