About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Talib Kweli Greene, an American hip hop artist, lyrical poet, entrepreneur and activist, and the author of Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story (MCD/Farrar, Straus and …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews poet, curator, and mentor Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. Greene and Boyce-Taylor discuss her recent book, Mama Phife Represents: A Verse Memoir (Haymarket Books, 2021). The book, a collection …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews poet, curator, and mentor Cheryl Boyce-Taylor. Greene and Boyce-Taylor discuss her recent book, Mama Phife Represents: A Verse Memoir (Haymarket Books, 2021). The book, a collection …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews poet, essayist, and children’s writer Tony Medina. They discuss the genesis of I Am Alfonso Jones: A Graphic Novel. Medina talks about his need …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews poet, essayist, and children’s writer Tony Medina. They discuss the genesis of I Am Alfonso Jones: A Graphic Novel. Medina talks about his need …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews African American literary scholar Dr. Mary Helen Washington. This interview continues the discussion on Paule Marshall at the 2021 National Black Writers Biennial …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews African American literary scholar Dr. Mary Helen Washington. This interview continues the discussion on Paule Marshall at the 2021 National Black Writers Biennial …
The theme of the 2021 National Black Writers Conference, “They Cried I Am: The Life and Work of Paule Marshall and John A. Williams, Unsung Black Literary Voices,” celebrated the …
About the Episode Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Talib Kweli Greene, an American hip hop artist, lyrical poet, entrepreneur and activist, and the author of Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story (MCD/Farrar, Straus and …
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Center for Black Literature presents a discussion with renowned hip-hop artist and activist Talib Kweli about his new book Vibrate Higher: A Rap …