Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark; December 15, 1936 – October 21, 1974) was an African-American writer of urban fiction. [1] His novels were deeply influenced by the work of Iceberg Slim . Early life and family
A notable example of urban fiction that entered the mainstream American consciousness, Push by Sapphire follows the story of a 16-year-old teen mother tackling incest, abuse, and poverty. It has since sold hundreds of thousands of copies, and thirteen years after its release it became an award-winning film called Precious . [ 17 ]
In film, Afrofuturism is the incorporation of black people's history and culture in science fiction film and related genres. The Guardian ' s Ashley Clark said the term Afrofuturism has "an amorphous nature" but that Afrofuturist films are "united by one key theme: the centering of the international black experience in alternate and imagined realities, whether fiction or documentary; past or ...
The African American Film Critics Association has announced the winners of the 15th annual AAFCA Awards, which honors outstanding achievement in film. “American Fiction,” “The Color Purple ...
Author(s)/Editor(s) Year Title Brissett, Jennifer Marie 2014 Elysium, Or, The World After [14] Butler, Octavia: 1979 Kindred: Du Bois, W. E. B. 1920 Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil [15] Ellison, Ralph: 1952 Invisible Man: Hopkinson, Nalo: 1998 Brown Girl in the Ring [16] Jemisin, N.K. 2015 The Fifth Season: Jennings, John; Robinson ...
A good way to celebrate all the magic of Black History Month is by reading up on some classic novels and watching their film adaptations.View Entire Post ›
William Wells Brown (1814–1884), wrote first novel published by an African American, Clotel (1853) Anatole Broyard (1920–1990) Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) Niobia Bryant (born 1972), author of romance and mainstream fiction novels; Ed Bullins (1935–2021) Olivia Ward Bush (1869–1944) Octavia Butler (1947–2006)
Omar Tyree, author of such urban lit narratives as “Flyy Girl” and “The Last Street Novel," recently went to see the Oscar-nominated movie “American Fiction.” “I loved the emotions of ...