You know what they say: Write what you know. That’s probably why so many Black authors center their works around the Black experience—they heed this sage advice. When Black authors write what they ...

It’s hard to know where to start when exploring works by famous African-American authors. That’s why we’re spotlighting some of the best classic books by Black authors. This roundup includes both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Writers have always had the ability to shift paradigms, ...

With Barack Obama neck and neck with Hillary Rodham Clinton after Super Tuesday, the world is a step closer to becoming a different place, says author Alexs Pate, who is certain that one thing about ...

Books are a great way to learn more about cultures, identities, and much more. That’s why we want to help you add a few more to your summer reading list. For Africa Day this year, we asked our ONE ...

Dynamic weapons of soft power, the cultural and creative industries have the wind in their sails on the African continent. Even politicians and business leaders are sitting up and taking notice, as it ...

Anyone familiar with African literature is likely to have read one of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels or NoViolet Bulawayo’s highly praised debut We Need New Names. If you’re looking to delve deeper ...

Doreen Baingana is a Ugandan writer. She was born 1966. Her short story collection, Tropical Fish, won the Grace Paley Award for Short Fiction in 2003 and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best ...

A feature of the Macondo Literary Festival, which was founded by journalist Anja Bengelstorff and award-winning Kenyan author Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, has been to invite authors from the continent or ...

WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) - Hundreds of people gathered at Waterloo West High School Saturday to listen to Black authors read their books. Its in response to the Waterloo Community School District ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Celebrate Juneteenth with a literary tour through the Savannah section of the Gullah-Geechee corridor with an Historic Savannah Foundation Lecture Series event on ...

The Chinese market is one of the most difficult to break into but these African authors are taking Afro-lit to the world. English-to-Chinese translator, Bruce Humes has published a list of 66 authors ...