Michelle Martin is an Associate Professor of English at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, where she teaches courses in Children’s and Young Adult...
The James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters is pleased to announce the acquisition of 7 sketchbooks of drawings by...
The James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts at Letters at the Beinecke Library includes a rich collection of broadsides, works...
At the height of the Depression, Negro Housewives Leagues recognized the importance of the purchasing power in the hands of African American women and...
Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander has been awarded the first Jackson Prize for Poetry from Poets & Writers, Inc. The $50,000 prize honors an American poet...
As part of its ongoing commitment to preserving and improving access to its collections, the Beinecke Library has begun an aggressive manuscript processing...
Web Exhibition A new web exhibition showcases the sheet music holdings in the James Weldon Johnson Memorial collection. The exhibition traces the historical...
The Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School (BART/S), a key institution in the Black Arts movement, was founded in Harlem in 1965 by Amiri Baraka (then known as...
The Black Panthers Trial: Courtroom Sketches by Robert Templeton on view at the Beinecke Library from January 10 to March 2 An exhibition of drawings...
Please join us for poetry readings by Terrance Hayes and Major Jackson on Thursday, February 1st, 2007, 4pm. This event is co-sponsored by the African American...
