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10 Most Inspiring Authors And The Books They’ve Written That Will Totally Change Your Life

From “The Bluest Eye” to “Their Eyes Were Watching God” these brilliantly beautiful books deserve a permanent spot on your bookshelf.
03/30/2022
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This Weekend: Here’s What to Watch, Read, Listen to & Experience

Engage new sights, words, and sounds by Leikeli47, The Weeknd, and ‘The 355’.
01/07/2022
Elevate Your Mind!

15 Books Every Black Woman Should Read

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Elevate Your Mind!

15 Books Every Black Woman Should Read

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New Brooklyn Theater Revives Rarely Seen Black Plays Through Reading Series

The audience decides which one will get staged in the fall.
07/07/2014
 Langston Hughes  - A pioneering poet, playwright and novelist of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes was also an early civil rights activist, using his art to promote Black pride (40 years before the Black Power movement) and rail against racial injustice.(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

This Day in Black History: May 22, 1967

Langston Hughes died in New York City at age 65.
05/22/2014
It Was a Very Good Year

Bring That Week Back: Michelle Obama Given Early Birthday Present

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Shyne, Diddy

Black Celebrities With Republican Ties

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This Day in Black History: Jan. 28, 1778

Free African Society formed.
01/28/2012
Zora Neale Hurston - Author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston was a trailblazer for the likes of Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Ralph Ellison. Hurston was a key member of the Harlem Renaissance and a preeminent writer from the 20th century. (Photo: Fotosearch/Getty Images).

This Day in Black History: Jan. 7, 1891

Writer Zora Neale Hurston born.
01/07/2012