Get to Know Princess Planet: Part II
Welcome to the second part of our profile four part profile of the Princess Planet brand. In part one of our profile we learned that Princess Planet is a brand of children’s entertainment that helps promote […]
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Award for College Writers
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is proud to host the annual Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, which is the only award of its kind that recognizes Black college writers. The award is the foundation’s […]
Get to Know Princess Planet: Part I
Introducing Princess Planet “Any parent with a daughter can relate to the trouble of finding children’s content that will provide them with ‘true’ cultural diversity and great values. I started Princess Planet so our daughters […]
Hurston/Wright Foundation Announces 2016 Legacy Awards
Hurston/Wright Foundation Announces 2016 Legacy Awards WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation announced the winners and finalists of the 2016 Legacy Awards and paid tribute to celebrated authors Ernest J. Gaines and Junot […]
Paul Beatty is the first American ever to win the Man Booker Prize
Congratulations to Paul Beatty, the first American ever to win the Man Booker Prize. The Sellout, written by Paul Beatty in 2015, “reads like the most concussive monologues and interviews of Chris Rock, Richard Pryor and […]
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Courage to Soar by Simone Biles
In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, Simone presents the story of how she overcame early childhood challenges to become the most decorated US female gymnast and the only […]
Collaborative Summer Library Program – National Summer Reading Champion
The Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), a consortium of states working together to provide high-quality summer reading program materials for children, teens, and adults at the lowest cost possible for their public libraries, recently announced […]
Celebrating National Humanities Medal Recipients
This past month President Obama awarded both the National Medals of Art and National Humanities Medal recipients. Since 1984, the National Medal of Arts has recognized “outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability […]
‘Memories We Lost’ Wins 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing
South African Lidudumalingani has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story ‘Memories We Lost’. Lidudumalingani was presented with the £10,000 prize by chair of judges, Delia Jarret-Macauley, at a ceremony […]
BSU Graduate, Now Museum Director, Publishes Book on Trailblazing Black Educator
July 7, 2015 Dr. Ashley Robertson’s Book Pays Homage to Bethune’s Social Justice Work MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 (mobile) (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) – “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have thought or imagined this,” […]