The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference: Reconstructing the Master Narrative
Sponsored by the Center for Black Literature
Eisa Nefertari Ulen
Laylah Amatullah Barrayn sat down with Eisa Nefertari Ulen to discuss Eisa’s novel Crystelle Mourning, Brooklyn bohemia, and her inspiration for becoming a writer.
Patricia Smith
Fresh off the success of a critically received new book of poetry Teahouse of the Almighty, Patricia Smith met with Nicole Sealey to discuss her work and life.
Walter Mosley’s Sexcapade
The prodigious one, Walter Mosley took a break from writing novels, sci-fi, nonfiction, et. al. just long enough for D. Scot Miller to talk about Mosley’s “sextential” Killing Johnny Fry. Continue reading
The Souls of Black Folk
Mosaic profiled nine writers who will make a difference in what we read for years to come: asha bandele, Brian Keith Jackson, Glenville Lovell, Shay Youngblood, Natasha Tarpley, Philippe Wamba, Joan Morgan-Murray, Farai Chideya, and Nikky Finney. Continue reading
Issue #4
12/1998
Sonia Sanchez
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Camika Spenser
Mars Hill Continue reading