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April 7, 2021

Amanda Gorman lands cover of Vogue’s May issue

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Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dies at 89

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May 19, 2014

13 year old becomes a published author of two books

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March 17, 2014

Nigerian author Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize

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January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: MK Asante, multifaceted storyteller, uses ‘edutainment’ to stimulate youth

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Amiri Baraka dead: The legendary author and activist was Newark's 'quintessential figure'

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January 9, 2014

Amiri Baraka, poet and activist, dead at age 79

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January 7, 2014

Google honors Zora Neale Hurston with a Doodle on her birthday

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November 11, 2013

Alice Walker film captivates audience at BronzeLens Film Festival

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October 11, 2013

Journals of Alice Walker coming in 2017

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September 26, 2013

NC school system lifts ban on 'Invisible Man'

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August 20, 2013

Elmore Leonard, author whose work inspired ‘Jackie Brown’, dead at 87

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August 20, 2013

Author-critic Albert Murray dead at 97

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August 16, 2013

Coolio auctioning music royalties to fund new career as chef and author

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June 19, 2013

Living with Sickle Cell Disease: A journey from hospital bed to author

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June 15, 2013

‘I Am A Father’ author says absentee dads shouldn’t overshadow devotion of loving fathers

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May 23, 2013

Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral

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May 2, 2013

Maya Angelou honors mom, grandmother in new book

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April 15, 2013

Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list

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