KSAT

Tributes to acclaimed African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died at 87

NAIROBI – In a bookstore in Kenya’s capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively carrying books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the United States. Bennet Mbata, who ...
The Times Leader

African American literature matters

February is Black History Month. This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ...
Daily Camera

Opinion: F. Willis Johnson: African American literature matters

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...
The Michigan Daily

Why I almost exclusively read African literature

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Evelyn Mousigian/TMD. I didn’t start reading fiction until later in my life. Correction: I did not ...
WFTV

Orange County library honors African American literature during Black History Month

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Library System celebrated Black History Month in a special event on Sunday. Guests learned about African American literature in poetry, story and song at the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a bookstore in Kenya's capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively carrying books by Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who died Wednesday in the United States. Nuria ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Commentary: African American literature matters

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...