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African-American Women's LitTinu Abayomi-PaulLatest ArticlesWhy You Should Read Toni Morrison's Latest Novel, Love The compelling story is not the reason I feel that you must read this book, nor solely the fact that all its elements are so precisely melded together. And as much of a Toni Morrison fan as I am, I can’t even you should read it because, hey, its her, and ... Online Book Clubs and Where We Gather Online: African American Book Clubs, and More How to find *quality* online book clubs that focus on African Americans in general and Women specifically. Finding New Ways to Honor Classic Traditions: African American Women's Literature in 2004 and Beyond Where is this topic going? Find out where we'll start, and how we can be in resonance about where the journey should go from there. Alice Dunbar Nelson's Poem, "Violet" serves as a background for a discussion of the difficulty to return to the normalcy in the DC area after the events of September 11th. While offering the encouragement of Dunbar Nelson's work, this author empathizes with the stray from sweet things. This article discusses the opposition to Operation Infinite Justice, military force to end terrorism. Sonia Sanchez, honoring our ancestors Discussion of Sonia Sanchez and her emphasis of making connections with our ancestors. Celebrating African American Women Poets Discussion of the significance of celebrating African American women poets during National Poetry Month and beyond. "Poetry is not a Luxury" Discussion of Audre Lorde's essay, "Poetry is Not a Luxury." Aren't I a Woman: Celebrating as Black and Female Discussion of African American women's historic inability to separate who we are as Blacks and who we are as women as we celebrate African American history month and women's history month. Celebrating African American History through literature In Celebration of African American history month, this week's article celebrates writers whose work contributes to African American communities |
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