/tags/african-american-literature African-American Literature en-US Copyright Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:09:28 GMT /arts-culture/2020-09-08/a-visitation-of-kindred-spirits-friends-and-colleagues-remember-randall-kenan Last weekend, the literary community was rocked by news of local giant Randall Kenan鈥檚 passing. He died in his Hillsborough home late last week at the age鈥� Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:09:28 GMT /arts-culture/2020-09-08/a-visitation-of-kindred-spirits-friends-and-colleagues-remember-randall-kenan Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-08/a-visitation-of-kindred-spirits-friends-and-colleagues-remember-randall-kenan Last weekend, the literary community was rocked by news of local giant Randall Kenan鈥檚 passing. He died in his Hillsborough home late last week at the age鈥� Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:09:28 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-08/a-visitation-of-kindred-spirits-friends-and-colleagues-remember-randall-kenan Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2019-03-19/an-american-marriage-author-tayari-jones-on-how-writing-that-book-broke-her-heart Tayari Jones is committed to writing about the South as she sees it. Her critically-acclaimed novels are all deeply rooted in Atlanta and explore the鈥� Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:13:31 GMT /arts-culture/2019-03-19/an-american-marriage-author-tayari-jones-on-how-writing-that-book-broke-her-heart Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-19/an-american-marriage-author-tayari-jones-on-how-writing-that-book-broke-her-heart Tayari Jones is committed to writing about the South as she sees it. Her critically-acclaimed novels are all deeply rooted in Atlanta and explore the鈥� Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:13:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-19/an-american-marriage-author-tayari-jones-on-how-writing-that-book-broke-her-heart Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk In popular culture, the term cakewalk means anything that is effortless and easy.But the word dates back to a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by鈥� Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:02:35 GMT /arts-culture/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk In popular culture, the term cakewalk means anything that is effortless and easy.But the word dates back to a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by鈥� Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:02:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2014-10-14/tobe-an-african-american-childrens-book-ahead-of-its-time First published in 1939 by UNC Press, the picture book Tobe was a rare children's story featuring an African-American protagonist. The book follows a boy鈥� Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:01:00 GMT /arts-culture/2014-10-14/tobe-an-african-american-childrens-book-ahead-of-its-time Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-14/tobe-an-african-american-childrens-book-ahead-of-its-time First published in 1939 by UNC Press, the picture book Tobe was a rare children's story featuring an African-American protagonist. The book follows a boy鈥� Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:01:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-10-14/tobe-an-african-american-childrens-book-ahead-of-its-time Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /law/2014-01-23/how-black-authors-write-about-u-s-law-and-race From enslavement to the one-drop rule to the three-fifths compromise, United States law has defined African-American identity. Duke University professor鈥� Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:05:30 GMT /law/2014-01-23/how-black-authors-write-about-u-s-law-and-race Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-01-23/how-black-authors-write-about-u-s-law-and-race From enslavement to the one-drop rule to the three-fifths compromise, United States law has defined African-American identity. Duke University professor鈥� Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:05:30 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-01-23/how-black-authors-write-about-u-s-law-and-race Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio