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National Black Writers Conference

National Black Writers Conference is a biennial symposium dedicated to an exploration of "emerging themes, trends and issues in black literature." The event is hosted by The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York . Bestselling author Walter Mosley has hailed the Conference as "the most significant gathering of black writers in the country." Wikipedia*

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National Black Writers Conference has hosted 14 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2006 Interview. The year with the most events was 2016 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2010 with an average of 861 views per video. Most appearances with Lindamichelle Baron (6), Patrick M. Oliver (5), Brenda M. Greene (4). Most common tags: African Americans, Arts & Literature, Book Business.

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