Pulitzer Prize

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Charles Fuller Dead At 83

Although he penned several works, including “The Brownsville Raid,” Fuller was lauded for “A Soldier’s Play.”
10/05/2022
An image of singer Aretha Franklin.
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We Love Aretha Franklin
Soul Train Awards 2021

Aretha Franklin's fashion was as renowned as her voice, and even as her sartorial aesthetics evolved, she retained her signature style and served many iconic fashion moments on "Soul Train."
12/02/2021

This Day in Black History: April 18, 1983

Alice Walker wins a Pulitzer Prize for The Color Purple.
04/18/2020

Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize Means More For Other Hip-Hop Artists Than You Think...

We spoke to a member of the Pulitzer Prize Administrator.
04/24/2018
Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to win a Pulitzer for his album "DAMN."
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Kendrick Lamar Makes History As First Rapper To Win A Pulitzer Prize

Kendrick talks how he would like his message to be taken.
04/18/2018
It's an Honor

Legacies in Black Literature: Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison

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Black Journalist Stephen Henderson Wins Pulitzer Prize

The jury praised the editor for his passionate writing.
04/17/2014

Saying Goodbye: A Look at Those Laid to Rest in 2013

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Maya Angelou

National Authors Day: An Ode to Black Authors

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This Day in Black History: Oct. 18, 1961

Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was born.
10/18/2013

This Day in Black History: April 27, 1945

Playwright August Wilson was born in Pittsburgh.
04/27/2013