Tag Archives: Black Writing from Chicago: In the World-Not of It?
Marita Bonner Inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
Because of the economics of publishing, books can only be so big. As one reviewer wrote of my book Black Writing from Chicago, my Afterword seemed too much like a long list of apologies. Exactly. It was. And the second … Continue reading
The “Intercollegiate Wonder Book” and the “New Negro”
“Realizing the need of an organization to bring together the few colored students attending the college and universities of Chicago in summer and living in various parts of the city, two social workers, Miss Mary McDowell and Mrs. Celia Parker … Continue reading
Marita Bonner: Escaping Imposed Identities
Word comes from Don Evans, founding director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, that Marita Bonner is to be inducted into the CLHOF this November. He said I was the “most knowledgeable” person he knew on the subject, though … Continue reading