04/1999

E. Lynn Harris: Abide By Him
With his latest book Abide With Me E. Lynn Harris sits down to discuss his life as one of today’s top writers.
by Renee Michel

Lee Meadows by Mo Fleming

Getting Hooked
bell hooks is one of today’s most prolific writers onrace and culture. Here we find out more about this professor and writer.
by Lynne d. Johnson

The Myth Of It All
Evangeline Blanco, the author of Caribe, gives us a look at the use of myth and folklore in Latino literature. Thoughts On Hispanic Literature by Evangeline Blanco

Speaking Truth To Power
We profiled three writers who, throughout this century, have spoken to their generation:
James Baldwin by Kalamu ya Salaam
Zora Neale Hurston by Leah Mullen
Farai Chideya by Cynthia Ray

Excerpts
Abide With Me by E. Lynn Harris
Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson

Poetry
Loving You is Church by Tara Betts
Among Women by Nicole C. Kearney