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National black literary fiction

Tyler Perry, Zora Neale Hurston and never let 'em see you scream, part 2

Movie mogul Tyler Perry has finally responded to Aaron McGruder's Boondocks episode "Pause."This post continues from Part 1, which covers...
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Tyler Perry, Zora Neale Hurston and never let 'em see you scream, part 1

This examiner wrote last month about the airing of the now-infamous Boondocks episode "Pause" that lampooned movie tycoon Tyler Perry....
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Adult Swim's Boondocks and its creator Aaron McGruder take on Tyler Perry

It's possible that the Boondocks, Season 3/Episode 8 entitled "Pause," video may not be available online for long, but last night Twitter...
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Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston film Gets Attention

Born in Notasulga, Ala., in 1891 but better known as havinggrown upin the firstAfrican-American, self-governed town of Eatonville, Fla., Zora Neale...
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Narrative offers $25,000 book award

For you writers out there with the great novels gathering dust in your nightstand drawer, whip out and dust off for Narrative Library Book Award....
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What will poet Ishmael Reed say to poet Sapphire if Precious brings home Oscars?

With all the talk of the movie Precious having ruled the NAACP Image Awards and speculation about howcast members Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'nique as...
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Lucille Clifton's death and blogger's novel as movie tops weekly round-up

This week's black books in blogs round-up begins with the Carleen Brice story. Bloggers are talking about their fellow blogger whosenovel Orange...
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Carleen Brice talks about LMN's Sins of the Mother and writing fiction

Carleen Brice's book, Orange Mint and Honey, has been made into a Lifetime Movie Network movie called Sins of the Mother, starring Jill Scott. The...
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Black history education kicks off this week's blogs round-up

Black History Month kicks off this week's round-up of blog posts on black books and ends with an extra tidbit on the 1949 movie Pinky. In the...
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Black books blogger round-up February 2

This week's round-up of blog posts on black books begins with an event for writers, specifically poets. However, it ends with a event for authors...
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