Author Walter Mosley To Receive The National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation will honor acclaimed Black fiction writer Walter Mosley with their Lifetime Achievement Award. ...
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The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative Brings Women of Color Together From Film and TV
The ‘Reel Divas’ Initiative brings together 20 women of color from the film and TV industry to promote black writers, producers, and directors...
Chicago Rapper Noname Launches Book Club Celebrating Writers of Color
Noname, a 27-year-old musician from Chicago, is launching a book club that will highlight work from writers of color and those within the LGBTQ community....
Nobel Prize Laureate Toni Morrison Has Died
Revered author, Nobel Prize laureate, and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison has died, leaving behind an array of writing that changed American literature....
15 Summer Reads by Black Authors
Summer is the perfect season to catch up on reading. Here's a list of15 of the hottest summer reads by black authors in 2019....
‘I Can’t Date Jesus’ Best-selling Author Michael Arceneaux On Writing
Michael Arceneaux, the author of "I Can’t Date Jesus," opens up to Black Enterprise about being a black queer author and his next book, "I...
N.K. Jemisin Just Made History at The Hugo Awards—Here are 7 Facts About Her
If you don’t know who N.K. Jemisin is, now is the time to get familiar with her. She is the force that’s currently taking the...
Teen Wins Prestigious Writing Award That Stephen King, Capote, and Other Famous Writers Won
Malachi Jones, the 17-year-old wunderkind who is heading to Columbia University this fall, has been awarded a Gold Medal Portfolio, the highest honor of the...
‘Brown Girl Dreaming’ Author Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Author Jacqueline Woodson, winner of the National Book Award and four Newbery Honors, has been selected as the sixth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature....
Black Writers Retreat to New Mexico
Black writers from all over gather for the annual Kimbilio Retreat in New Mexico where they read, write, and learn from each other for seven...