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Sherley Anne Williams (August 25, 1944 – July 6, 1999) was an American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, jazz poet, playwright and social critic. Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community.
Working Cotton is a 1992 Caldecott Honor Book, [1] Coretta Scott King Honor Book for Illustration, [2] and an ALA Notable Book.It was written by Sherley Anne Williams and illustrated by Carole Byard.
Dessa Rose is a musical based on the novel of the same name by Sherley Anne Williams with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty.It tells the story of a young black woman and a young white woman and their journey to acceptance in 1847 in the ante-bellum South, as they tell their story to their grandchildren.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
The white man assuming the voice of an African-American man enraged the black community. In Dessa Rose, the author Sherley Anne Williams, a black woman, takes the voice of a white woman. Dessa Rose alternatively defines freedom and agency from a female character's perspective, using distinct literary techniques. Williams broke free of ...
I Spit on Your Grave (originally titled Day of the Woman) is a 1978 American rape and revenge film written and directed by Meir Zarchi.The film tells the story of Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton), a fiction writer based in New York City who exacts revenge on her four tormentors who gang rape and leave her for dead.
The house was originally built in 1927 and redesigned in 1984 by businessman Mark Slotkin. The property boasts a pool and private tennis court, alongside a two-story guesthouse and two-car garage.
Sherley Anne Williams, African-American; August 31 – Lorenzo Thomas, American; September 24 – Eavan Boland (died 2020), Irish; September 25 – bpNichol, Canadian; October 10 – Linda Rogers, Canadian poet and children's writer; October 12 – Lewis MacAdams, American poet, journalist and activist, founder of Friends of The Los Angeles ...