black authors Archives - The Washington Informer

black authors Archives - The Washington Informer

Ntozake Shange

Celebrated Author Ntozake Shange Dies at 70

by WI Guest AuthorOctober 31, 2018October 31, 2020

Pioneering poet and playwright Ntozake Shange died on the morning of Oct. 27 at an assisted living facility in Bowie, Maryland.

Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley’s ‘John Woman’ Tackles Power of the Narrative

by WI Guest AuthorSeptember 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Youth author Miguel Coppedge, 11, a northeast D.C. resident offers branded T-shirts and autographed copies of his books at the 2017 East of the River Book Festival at Rise Academy in Southeast on Oct. 14. Coppedge wrote his first book at age 8 and now has four independently published books. (E Watson/EDI Photo)

Southeast Book Festival Seeks to Dispel Myths About Literacy

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterOctober 18, 2017October 31, 2020

Celebrated Author Denene Millner Recaptures Love for Youth

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorOctober 11, 2017October 31, 2020

Co-Author of ‘Black Rage,’ Dr. William Grier Dies at 89

by Washington InformerSeptember 10, 2015October 30, 2020

James McBride Working on Book About James Brown

by Washington InformerAugust 14, 2015October 30, 2020

Al Roker’s ‘The Storm of the Century’ Dives Into 1900 Storm

by Washington InformerAugust 11, 2015October 30, 2020

Book Review: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

by Washington InformerJuly 30, 2015October 30, 2020

Noted Author John A. Williams Dead at 89

by Washington InformerJuly 14, 2015October 30, 2020

Columnists, James Clingman, Op-Ed, Opinion

Blackonomics: Longing for ‘Conversation without Abbreviation’

by James ClingmanJanuary 27, 2015October 30, 2020