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American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut.Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it follows a frustrated African-American novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books, only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and published to high sales and critical ...
Toy Styles (born 31 January), pen names T. Styles, Reign and Mikal Malone, is an American author, screenwriter and film producer of urban fiction. According to Styles her first novels, Black & Ugly and A Hustler's Son, were written in a week. [1] Black & Ugly reached number 3 on the Essence magazine bestseller list. [2]
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
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 ...
Release date: January 27, 2023 Kenya Barris ( Black-ish , #BlackAF, Grown-ish, Girls Trip ) collaborated with Jonah Hill on this comedy about generational differences in the families of a new-ish ...
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Urban fiction, also known as street lit or street fiction, is a literary genre set in a city landscape; however, the genre is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living.
Shirley is a 2024 American biographical drama film written and directed by John Ridley.It depicts the 1972 presidential run of Shirley Chisholm, who was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.