Literature
The body of written or spoken works that use language artistically to express ideas, emotions, stories, and cultural values across time and place.
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August 10 … Carla Hayden is a transformative American librarian and public servant whose career bridges government leadership, literary stewardship,…
August 11 … Alex Haley was a groundbreaking American writer whose work reshaped modern literature, television, and historical consciousness by…
August 18 … Frank Smith Horne was a poet, lyricist, educator, and federal housing official whose writing and public service…
August 23 … The Harlem Writers Guild (HWG) is a historic literary organization that has played a vital role in…
August 28 … Rita Dove is one of the most influential literary voices of contemporary America, whose poetry and prose…
September 4 … Richard Wright was a transformative author whose powerful depictions of race, poverty, and identity reshaped modern literature…
September 5 … April Ryan is a journalist, author, and political correspondent whose decades of reporting from the White House…
September 13 Alain LeRoy Locke, was a distinguished philosopher, writer, and educator who played a transformative role in American intellectual…
September 25 bell hooks was one of the most influential American writers and public intellectuals of the late 20th and…
September 30 … Ta-Nehisi Coates is a prominent writer, journalist, and cultural critic whose insightful explorations of race, identity, and…