Click here for the disclosure statement. There were, and are, many famous Black women whose groundbreaking speeches, songs, ...

For many science fiction and fantasy readers, these last names command the spotlight and respect: [J.R.R.] Tolkien, [George R ...

The sistahs whose stories comprise this anthology—Penny Duncan Stephens, Melvina Jordan, Dr. Ingrid Benjamin, Dorothy Kinsey, ...

This week we lost Toni Morrison, a titan of American literature who fostered an entire generation of black writers. In the spirit of her legacy, we pick out some of the brilliant black women ...

but only 5.3 percent of all books published in 2023 were by Black authors — and even fewer were by Black women, according to a diversity in publishing survey by Lee & Low Books. “We are up ...

Thus, a Black woman science fiction — or fantasy — writer might be the most prescient writers of these genres. The field has long been run by mostly white men: the J.R.R. Tolkiens, Philip K.

So if you’re on the hunt for some newer writers, here is our list of black women authors we think should be on your radar, from debuts to those who have a few books under their belt but who we ...

The first study to focus on white and black women journalists and writers both before and after the Civil War, this book offers fresh insight into southern intellectual life, the fight for women's ...

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature covers a period dating back to the eighteenth century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and ...