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HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 14th Black novel and Book 1 of the African Immortals Series, "My Soul to Keep" by Tananarive Due (1997), pins Jessica between the immortals who aim to rob her of her life and a husband who seeks to keep her forever.
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 14th Black novel and Book 1 of the African Immortals Series, "My Soul to Keep" by Tananarive Due (1997), pins Jessica between the immortals who aim to rob her of her life and a husband who seeks to keep her forever.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 13th Black novel "The System of Dante’s Hell" by Leroi Jones (1965), follows a Black man's early life and later military experience, alongside his struggles with racial identity.
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 13th Black novel "The System of Dante’s Hell" by Leroi Jones (1965), follows a Black man's early life and later military experience, alongside his struggles with racial identity.
Welcome to HBW’s Monday Motivation Quote series!
To start, we have Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and global symbol of resistance to oppression. Let his words from "Long Walk to Freedom" (1995) remind us that our freedom is deeply connected to the freedom of others.
To start, we have Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and global symbol of resistance to oppression. Let his words from "Long Walk to Freedom" (1995) remind us that our freedom is deeply connected to the freedom of others.
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Welcome to HBW’s Monday Motivation Quote series!
To start, we have Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and global symbol of resistance to oppression. Let his words from "Long Walk to Freedom" (1995) remind us that our freedom is deeply connected to the freedom of others.
To start, we have Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and global symbol of resistance to oppression. Let his words from "Long Walk to Freedom" (1995) remind us that our freedom is deeply connected to the freedom of others.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 12th Black novel is "The Farming of Bones" by Edwidge Danticat (1998). Amabelle Désir flees the Dominican Republic amid the Parsley Massacre and seeks new beginnings in Haiti in a whirlwind of love and survival.
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 12th Black novel is "The Farming of Bones" by Edwidge Danticat (1998). Amabelle Désir flees the Dominican Republic amid the Parsley Massacre and seeks new beginnings in Haiti in a whirlwind of love and survival.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 11th Black novel is "Zulus" by Percival L. Everett (1990), a dystopian, dark comedy. Alice Achitophel, a government clerk, discovers that she is a threat to the government as the last woman alive who is not sterile.
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 11th Black novel is "Zulus" by Percival L. Everett (1990), a dystopian, dark comedy. Alice Achitophel, a government clerk, discovers that she is a threat to the government as the last woman alive who is not sterile.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 10th Black novel, "Love" by Tori Morrison (2003), weaves through the lives of several women: wife, daughter, granddaughter, employee, mistress, and their relationships to Bill Cosey, a charismatic hotel owner.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 10th Black novel, "Love" by Tori Morrison (2003), weaves through the lives of several women: wife, daughter, granddaughter, employee, mistress, and their relationships to Bill Cosey, a charismatic hotel owner.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 9th Black novel, "Let Me Breathe Thunder" by William Attaway (1939), focuses on Step, Ed, and Hi Boy, migrants in search of work during the Great Depression, and their navigation of racial tensions and prejudices.
February 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 9th Black novel, "Let Me Breathe Thunder" by William Attaway (1939), focuses on Step, Ed, and Hi Boy, migrants in search of work during the Great Depression, and their navigation of racial tensions and prejudices.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 8th Black novel, "Cotton Comes to Harlem" by Chester Himes (1964), and his best‑known Harlem Detective tale, revolves around two black detectives searching for thousands of dollars stolen at a back-to-Africa rally.
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 8th Black novel, "Cotton Comes to Harlem" by Chester Himes (1964), and his best‑known Harlem Detective tale, revolves around two black detectives searching for thousands of dollars stolen at a back-to-Africa rally.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 7th Black novel, "The Sport of the Gods" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1902), depicts the struggles of the Hamilton family, who fall victim to injustice in the South, and later struggle to survive in New York.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 7th Black novel, "The Sport of the Gods" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1902), depicts the struggles of the Hamilton family, who fall victim to injustice in the South, and later struggle to survive in New York.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 6th Black novel is: "Country Place" Ann Lane Petry (1947). Post World War II, a veteran returns home after four years away, coming home to a wife who has fallen out of love with him and is suspected of infidelity.
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 6th Black novel is: "Country Place" Ann Lane Petry (1947). Post World War II, a veteran returns home after four years away, coming home to a wife who has fallen out of love with him and is suspected of infidelity.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 5th Black novel is: "Brown Girl, Brownstones" by Paule Marshall (1959). His debut novel unfolds the journey of Barbadian immigrants in Brooklyn against the backdrop of the Great Depression and World War II.
February 3, 2026 at 9:53 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 5th Black novel is: "Brown Girl, Brownstones" by Paule Marshall (1959). His debut novel unfolds the journey of Barbadian immigrants in Brooklyn against the backdrop of the Great Depression and World War II.
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, and orator who became a leading voice in the Pan-African movement.
This week, let his words from the "Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey" (1923) remind us that every victory starts with confidence in oneself.
This week, let his words from the "Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey" (1923) remind us that every victory starts with confidence in oneself.
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, and orator who became a leading voice in the Pan-African movement.
This week, let his words from the "Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey" (1923) remind us that every victory starts with confidence in oneself.
This week, let his words from the "Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey" (1923) remind us that every victory starts with confidence in oneself.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 4th Black novel featured: "Quicksand" by Nella Larsen (1928). Follow the tumultuous journey of Helga Crane as she struggles with her biracial identity and belonging in the 1920s United States and Denmark.
January 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 4th Black novel featured: "Quicksand" by Nella Larsen (1928). Follow the tumultuous journey of Helga Crane as she struggles with her biracial identity and belonging in the 1920s United States and Denmark.
The Richard Wright Society is holding a call for papers! Submit a 250 word abstract by January 26 to be considered for the American Literature Association conference being held in Chicago from May 20-23, 2026. Full details in the link in bio!
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The Richard Wright Society is holding a call for papers! Submit a 250 word abstract by January 26 to be considered for the American Literature Association conference being held in Chicago from May 20-23, 2026. Full details in the link in bio!
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The Third Black novel featured is "Imperium in Imperio" by Sutton Elbert Griggs (1899). Belton Piedmont faces Jim Crow violence before discovering an underground Black organization building a shadow state in Texas.
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The Third Black novel featured is "Imperium in Imperio" by Sutton Elbert Griggs (1899). Belton Piedmont faces Jim Crow violence before discovering an underground Black organization building a shadow state in Texas.
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The second African American novel is "The Garies and Their Friends" by Frank J. Webb (1857). The Garies flee Georgia's anti-miscegenation laws for Philadelphia, where they face discrimination and a welcoming community.
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The second African American novel is "The Garies and Their Friends" by Frank J. Webb (1857). The Garies flee Georgia's anti-miscegenation laws for Philadelphia, where they face discrimination and a welcoming community.
HBW’s 42 Books/42 Years exhibit highlights one novel for every year since its founding. The first book is “Clotel" by William W. Brown (1853), the first novel written by an African American. It is a fictional story about Thomas Jefferson's enslaved Black daughter, sold South following his death.
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
HBW’s 42 Books/42 Years exhibit highlights one novel for every year since its founding. The first book is “Clotel" by William W. Brown (1853), the first novel written by an African American. It is a fictional story about Thomas Jefferson's enslaved Black daughter, sold South following his death.
Join the Richard Wright Society for a panel discussion hosted by the journal Science & Society on Richard Wright's relevance for grasping the historical and contemporary roots of fascism this Saturday, December 6, from 4-6 PM ET. You may join the Zoom discussion here: tinyurl.com/yck67j9v
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Join the Richard Wright Society for a panel discussion hosted by the journal Science & Society on Richard Wright's relevance for grasping the historical and contemporary roots of fascism this Saturday, December 6, from 4-6 PM ET. You may join the Zoom discussion here: tinyurl.com/yck67j9v
Join us for our 42 Books/42 years celebration with Dr. Autumn Womack for her talk, “‘The End of Something, and the Beginning’: Fragments, Failure, and the Ethics of Reading the Black Literary Archive”, Thursday, Oct 30 @ 4:30 p.m. in the Bridgwaters Lounge at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Join us for our 42 Books/42 years celebration with Dr. Autumn Womack for her talk, “‘The End of Something, and the Beginning’: Fragments, Failure, and the Ethics of Reading the Black Literary Archive”, Thursday, Oct 30 @ 4:30 p.m. in the Bridgwaters Lounge at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.
Join the Wintergreen Women Writers Collective on October 21st at 6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. EST for Welcome Table Talk: Thinking About Love and the Divine. Featuring DaMaris Hill and Ajanaé Dawkins, moderated by Amanda Johnston. RVSP through the link to join us over zoom!: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Join the Wintergreen Women Writers Collective on October 21st at 6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. EST for Welcome Table Talk: Thinking About Love and the Divine. Featuring DaMaris Hill and Ajanaé Dawkins, moderated by Amanda Johnston. RVSP through the link to join us over zoom!: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Award-winning author Aminatta Forna joins the Writers Guild at Bloomington to present “The Power of Storytelling” on Saturday, Nov 15, 2025, 7pm in the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. Book signing and reception after the event at the Monroe County History Center. See you there!
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Award-winning author Aminatta Forna joins the Writers Guild at Bloomington to present “The Power of Storytelling” on Saturday, Nov 15, 2025, 7pm in the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium. Book signing and reception after the event at the Monroe County History Center. See you there!
From Charles Chesnutt to Alice Walker, Black writers have challenged the gatekeepers of literary greatness, proving that our stories matter—on our terms.
#BarbaraChristian #CharlesChesnutt #RichardWright #AliceWalker #BlackHistory
#BarbaraChristian #CharlesChesnutt #RichardWright #AliceWalker #BlackHistory
February 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
From Charles Chesnutt to Alice Walker, Black writers have challenged the gatekeepers of literary greatness, proving that our stories matter—on our terms.
#BarbaraChristian #CharlesChesnutt #RichardWright #AliceWalker #BlackHistory
#BarbaraChristian #CharlesChesnutt #RichardWright #AliceWalker #BlackHistory
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January 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey Bluesky! 👋 We’re a Black Writers org celebrating Black literature, history & more! Explore a wealth of info on Black writers & their works. 🖤📚 For more, visit: linktr.ee/ProjectHBW #BlackWriters #Literature #BlackCreatives #BlackExcellence #BookCommunity