Throughout the month of March, we will be commemorating the experiences accomplishments of black writers throughout our history.  In the coming weeks, we invite you to hear the voices of these talented individuals – to be reminded of their constancy and to be inspired. Join us at our events as we honor their contributions to the literary world and beyond.

ORIGINAL SINS by Eve Ewing

BLACK IN BLUES by Imani Perry

AN AFRICAN HISTORY OF AFRICA by Zeinab Badawi

IN OPEN CONTEMPT by Irvin Weathersby Jr

THE BLACK UTOPIANS by Aaron Robertson

WE’RE ALONE by Edwidge Danticat

NIGHT FLYER by Tiya Miles

THE MESSAGE by Ta-Nehisi Coates

BLACK LITURGIES by Cole Arthur Riley

JAMES by Percival Everett

HIGH AND RISING by Marcus J. Moore

THERE’S ALWAYS THIS YEAR by Hanif Abdurraqib

THE LIFE OF HEROD THE GREAT by Zora Neale Hurston

KINGDOM OF NO TOMORROW by Fabienne Josaphat

INCITING JOY by Ross Gay

THE CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN KITCHEN by Alexander Smalls