Panel Discussion on Black Literature
The panel “Maintaining Cultural Legacies: The Black Arts and Umbra Movements” was part of the 12th National Black Writers Conference, which took place from March 27-30, 2014 in New York City, and was sponsored by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College.
Panelists talked about how to define Black literature and Black literary classics, and how the traditions of the Black Arts Movement and the Umbra… read more
Panelists talked about how to define Black literature and Black literary classics, and how the traditions of the Black Arts Movement and the Umbra Movement influenced the Black literary tradition.
The panel “Maintaining Cultural Legacies: The Black Arts and Umbra Movements” was part of the 12th National Black Writers Conference, which took place from March 27-30, 2014 in New York City, and was sponsored by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College. close
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Steve Cannon Author
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Tonya Foster Poet
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David Henderson Poet
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Ishmael S. Reed Author
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Askia Muhammad Toure Poet
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