black authors

Contains over 450 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about more than two hundred years of Black literature, featuring biographies of writers from around the world; literary work synopses; and essays on themes, topics, literary movements, and terms and genres.

Includes the work of 163 poets from pre-Revolutionary times to the present. A supplementary section features white poets' writings about Negroes.

An anthology of poems by young adults who are growing up as part of various African ancestries.

Seventeen stories about the experiences of young people of African descent around the world, by such authors as Toni Cade Bambara, John Henrik Clarke, Njabulo Ndebele, and Barbara Burford.

A collection of sixty-one poems celebrating the African diaspora through the eyes of youths of African descent from the United States and around the world.

Offers a comprehensive overview of hip hop literature, providing information on the genre's defining style, literary influence, notable writers, popular works, and other related topics.