African-American Politics
The Harlem Book Fair on Saturday, July 24 was located on West 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard in New York City. Panel discussions were held in the La…
328 viewsThe Harlem Book Fair on Saturday, July 24 was located on West 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard in New York City. Panel discussions were held in the La…
328 viewsManthia Diawara discussed his memoir We Won’t Budge: An African Exile in the World, published by Basic Civitas. The title is the name of a song from his home land of Mali that has become a …
198 viewsFrom the Harlem Book Fair, this panel discussed the topic of writing as activism. Some authors viewed their work as activism, while others hoped that their work would inspire activism, but f…
251 viewsPanelists spoke about visionary writers who helped transform society and the role of the black intellectual. After their discussion, they answered questions from the audience.
180 viewsIn the inaugural lecture of a series on “Black Genius,” Film Director Spike Lee, an alumnus, spoke at New York University. He talked about his film work as a student and his subsequent care…
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