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FREE Online Book | The First Book of Rhythms, By Langston Hughes
The First Book Of Rhythms (1954) is the second of five books that Langston Hughes (1902-1967) wrote for the Franklin Watts First Books series. “When boys and girls FIRST start asking why?…what?…and how? FIRST BOOKS are the first books to read on any subject.” Robin King (1919-2010) worked as an artist at both Marvel and…
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Flux Art Fair | Harlem, New York
Dates: May 14th – May 17th, 2015 A contemporary art fair in the culturally rich community of Harlem. FLUX Art Fair is a dynamic artistic platform engaging an international community of collectors and those who simply appreciate art to discover artists and discover the vitality of Harlem. Driven by curators collaborating with artists, FLUX Fair…
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In The Works | Sisters of the Black Arts Movement, By Julie Dash
Sisters of the Black Arts Movement: Support the documentary campaign on Indiegogo: http://igg.me/at/TNGG/x/199899
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A Conversation with Saul Williams: Poet, Writer, Artist
A Conversation with Saul Williams by Bysuchandsuch.
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Phillip Lopate and Kiese Laymon In Conversation: Notes of a Native Son
Date: Thurs, Apr 23, 6:30 pm Location Milbank Chapel, Teachers College, Columbia University | 125 Zankel Building 525 West 120th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) Free Event Open to the Public | RSVP Here Published in 1955, James Baldwin’s uncompromising debut collection of essays Notes of a Native Son announced him as a major force in…
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New (Literary) Works: Bettina Judd, Christopher Stackhouse and Venus Thrash
April 21, 6:30 pm New Works: Bettina Judd, Christopher Stackhouse and Venus Thrash Treat yourself to a reading featuring Bettina Judd, Christopher Stackhouseand Venus Thrash. Judd’s debut collection, Patient, is the winner of the 2013 Hudson Prize. Stackhouse’s newest collection, Plural, has been praised by Anselm Berrigan as “…particular as the wind.” Of Thrash’s The…
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Inman E. Page Library Presents: Literary Poetry Soiree
— Event: Literary Poetry Soiree @ Inman E. Page Library, Lincoln University Date: April 30, 2015 | Time: 3 PM – 5:30 PM Location: Page Libray Room #100, 712 Lee Drive, Jefferson City, MO Admission: Free Visit Library Online: Inman E. Page Library
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Vievee Francis Reading
What: Vievee Francis Reading When: Friday, April 24, 6:00PM – 8:00 Where: South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 Fitzhugh, Dallas, TX 75214 Fee: $10 | Purchase Tickets here Vievee Francis is the author of Horse in the Dark (Northwestern University Press, 2012), which won the Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for a second collection,…
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Mbembe Milton Smith Poetry Series: Frank X Walker
—- Named after one of Kansas City’s most outstanding African American poets, the Mbembe Milton Smith Poetry Series focuses on the work of poets who are using poetry as a vehicle to correct distorted depictions of African American history or to shed light on otherwise overlooked historical African American figures or events. The inaugural session…
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Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978 March 20 – May 16, 2015
— Art Exhibit | Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978, March 20 – May 16, 2015 (New York—March 12, 2015) Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is pleased to present Alma Thomas: Moving Heaven & Earth, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1958-1978, an exhibition of over forty exuberant paintings, drawings, and watercolors.…
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