Books
Janicza Bravo To Helm ‘Kindred,’ The Upcoming Octavia E. Butler Adaptation
August 2, 2021
Janicza Bravo To Helm ‘Kindred,’ The Upcoming Octavia E. Butler Adaptation
Janicza Bravo (Zola, Lemon) is set to direct and executive produce the FX adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s celebrated 1979…
Reggie Williams: On the Continuum of Resilience and Social Justice Innovation
July 27, 2021
Reggie Williams: On the Continuum of Resilience and Social Justice Innovation
If there is a “resilience continuum” measuring from low-to-high a person’s ability to recover quickly after a setback, former National…
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
June 1, 2021
Inside The Graphic Novel ‘Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts’
A new graphic novel and memoir titled Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Dr. Rebecca Hall and…
Zora Neale Hurston’s Classic ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ Is The Perfect Springtime Read
May 11, 2021
Zora Neale Hurston’s Classic ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ Is The Perfect Springtime Read
In the early days of spring, I decided to partake in one of my favorite activities: thrifting for books. Typically,…
Akwaeke Emezi’s Novel ‘You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty’ To Be Adapted Into A Film By Amazon Studios And Michael B. Jordan
May 11, 2021
Akwaeke Emezi’s Novel ‘You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty’ To Be Adapted Into A Film By Amazon Studios And Michael B. Jordan
Author Akwaeke Emezi Akwaeke Emezi’s upcoming 2022 romance novel You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is set…
Opinion: ‘The Vanishing Half’ And The Complexity Of Racial Identity
April 23, 2021
Opinion: ‘The Vanishing Half’ And The Complexity Of Racial Identity
**This thinkpiece contains spoilers from Brit Bennett’s “The Vanishing Half.” In Brit Bennett’s compelling best-seller The Vanishing Half, two fair-skinned…
The Free Amplify Libraries Highlight BIPOC Authors And Anti-Racist Texts
April 16, 2021
The Free Amplify Libraries Highlight BIPOC Authors And Anti-Racist Texts
Amplify Library, via @amplifylibrary Inspired by the Little Free Libraries around the globe, Amplify Library is a new progressive concept…
Kaitlyn Greenidge On Her Novel ‘Libertie’ And Exploring The Definition Of Freedom
April 2, 2021
Kaitlyn Greenidge On Her Novel ‘Libertie’ And Exploring The Definition Of Freedom
In an interview with Kukuwa Ashan of Electric Lit, Kaitlyn Greenidge discusses her recently released novel, Libertie––one of JARO’s most…
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Kindred’ Is Being Adapted By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins For FX
March 19, 2021
Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Kindred’ Is Being Adapted By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins For FX
FX has ordered a pilot for Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 classic novel Kindred, which will be written and produced by…
Nancy Johnson On How Race And Class Influenced Her Debut Novel ‘The Kindest Lie’
February 2, 2021
Nancy Johnson On How Race And Class Influenced Her Debut Novel ‘The Kindest Lie’
Nancy Johnson’s debut novel The Kindest Lie, officially released today, is an exploration of motherhood, race, and class. Featured on…