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African American Archivists Dream Must Not Be Deferred
Book Patrol —
Authority: 497
Avery Clayton (1947-2009) Avery Clayton lived long enough to find a home for the largest collection of African American artifacts on the West Coast. But not long enough to see the treasure trove of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, feature films and ephemera, his mothers lifes work, made available to the ...1 week ago -
New Yorks Artistic Rebels Of The 1920s
The Liberal Curmudgeon —
Authority: 129
Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan In The 1920s by Ann Douglas. 606 pp. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (paperback) While the 1960s are associated with the counterculture, Ann Douglas makes the case in “Terrible Honesty” for the cultural breakthroughs that took place during the 1920s. Leading the charge were ...3 weeks ago -
The “Tree of Hope” of the Harlem Renaissance
Ephemeral New York —
Authority: 549
During the 1920s and 1930s, Seventh Avenue in the 130s was nicknamed the Boulevard of Dreams, a stretch of Harlem lined with top theaters and clubs such as the Lafayette Theater and Connie’s Inn. Between these venues was a lone elm tree (see it above) known as the Tree of Hope, bringing good luck to any ...3 weeks ago -
Glorious: The Story Behind the Story
Naki —
Authority: 116
My novel GLORIOUS was six years in the making and now its just six months away from publication. The story first came to me in 2004 as I sat in my kitchen sipping tea when I became suddenly was aware of the presence of two women, who I will contend until the day I die, were the spirits of Zora Neale Hurston and ...3 weeks ago -
Poor Epilogue..I knew it Well...
Naki —
Authority: 116
I have eight different drafts of my novel Glorious . With each draft I cut sentences, paragraphs and entire chapters. When it was finally acquired by Akashic Books - the editors had at it and after some soul-searching we all agreed that the ending needed to be re-worked. And now I have a ending that links perfectly ...4 weeks ago -
What White Publishers Wont Print - Zora Neale Hurston - 1950
Naki —
Authority: 116
Thanks to the blog Color Online which profiled Speak So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Lucy Anne Hurston. thus reminding me that I owned this wonderful piece of work. Yesterday, I posted about the more things change in publishing the more they stay the same and even though many times I blog ...4 weeks ago
