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One Book One Bronx: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Each week, One Book One Bronx hosts restorative conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, and racial inequality. Discussions reflect the borough’s racial, economic, and gender demographics and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of books. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, 206 pgsThe Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison’s first…
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Saeed Jones: Interview
by Danielle A. Jackson Prelude to Bruise is an airtight collection of visceral and stunning poems that coalesce into a narrative about Boy, a young, black gay man who leaves a stifling birthplace and abusive family dynamics for a freer life in a cosmopolitan city. A survivor of family violence, Boy brings his history with him,…
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Best Books of 2014
BEST BOOKS OF 2014 by Clarence V. Reynolds Freelance editor and literary arbiter Clarence V. Reynolds reads five books per day, or was that per month.
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Mosaic 33
Summer 2014 Interviews Chinelo Okparanta by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn Ifeona Fulani by Celesti Colds Fechter
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Wendy S. Walters: Interview
by Justin Allen How might sonnets about a suburb’s past incite conversations on racism? While poetry may seem inadequate to many at achieving this feat, Wendy S. Walters’s Troy, Michigan
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The Books That Made Me Who I Am by Roxane Gay | BuzzFeed
Nearly every day, a friend or acquaintance tags me on Facebook, asking me to share a list of 10 books that have influenced me. Nearly every day, I read such lists from the same circle of friends and acquaintances.
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Literary Freedom Project
Founded in 2005, the Literary Freedom Project is a Bronx-based 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization that believes cultural identity is a fundamental cornerstone in the development of smart, creative, and engaged communities. These qualities, on which cultures are sustained and strengthened, are honed, in part, through a mix of immersive reading –academic, vocational, and pleasure. Connecting…
