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Tag: Zora Neale Hurston

During Black Press Week the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enshrined Zora Neale Hurston in the Gallery of Distinguished Publishers for her work as a publisher for Howard University’s newspaper The Hilltop. NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, NNPA Fund Chair Karen Carter Richards and NNPA Board Chair Bobby Henry. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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Black Press Week Galvanizes Advocacy, Celebrates Legacy, and Mobilizes Voters

by Stacy M. BrownMarch 18, 2024March 18, 2024

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) celebrated Black Press Week by urging Black publishers and citizens to seize the power of the vote as a tool for change, and by honoring Zora Neale Hurston in the Gallery of Distinguished Black Publishers.

Zora Neale Hurston (Carl Van Vecthen, 1938)
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Zora Neale Hurston: A Trailblazer in Literature and Anthropology Who Inspires Today

by Bousaina IbrahimFebruary 14, 2024February 21, 2024
**FILE** Zora Neale Hurston (U.S. Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons)
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WILLIAMS: Eatonville, the Historic Town of Zora Neale Hurston

by WI Web EditorJanuary 31, 2024February 1, 2024
Author Ibram X. Kendi speaks with students at Jefferson Middle School about his experience as a writer, the writing process and more on Jan. 24. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Presents New Book at Jefferson Middle School Academy

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 24, 2024January 25, 2024
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays’ by Zora Neale Hurston, edited and with an introduction by Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

by WI Web EditorJanuary 12, 2022January 13, 2022
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick’ by Zora Neale Hurston, edited with an introduction by Genevieve West, foreword by Tayari Jones

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 2020December 21, 2021
From left: Drew Drake, Jonathan Mosley-Perry, Iyona Blake and Ines Nassara star in "Spunk" at Signature Theater. (Courtesy of Christopher Mueller/Signature Theatre)
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‘Spunk’ Brings Zora Neale Hurston’s Stories Back to Life

by Eve M. FergusonMay 22, 2019December 21, 2021
Panelists Zerline Hughes Spruill, Brandi Forte, Maya Rhoden, Ayesha Roscoe and Bobby White read from Zora Neale Hurston's works for the Hurston/Wright Foundation's birthday commemoration for the legendary writer. (Courtesy of Stephanie Williams Images and the Hurston/Wright Foundation)
Posted inLifestyle

Foundation Celebrates Zora Neale Hurston’s Birthday

by Eve M. FergusonMarch 14, 2018October 31, 2020
Howard University graduates celebrate. (Courtesy photo)
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Howard U. Celebrates 150-Year Legacy

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing WriterFebruary 22, 2017October 30, 2020

JPMorgan Chase & Co and The Washington Informer are happy to have provided articles on financial education during 2023.

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