National Black Writers Biennial Symposium 2025
Call for Papers & Submissions
Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color
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Post 17th NBWC2024 Event
Percival Everett and E. Ethelbert Miller in Discussion & Award Ceremony
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY presented NBWC 2024 Honoree Percival Everett in Conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller. The discussion focused on many topics including Everett’s novels, philosophical views, writing process, teaching methods and writing craft. Audience members expanded the conversations with their questions.
Writers on Writing with Dr. Brenda M. Greene
Writers on Writing Interview
with Dr. Uché Blackstock
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Dr. Uché Blackstock, founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity (AHE) and author of Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine (Viking, 2024). Blackstock and Greene discuss the history of systemic racism in the medical field and examples of how race, ethnicity, class, and lack of financial resources contribute to health inequities. They also discuss Blackstock’s journey as a medical student at Harvard, an emergency room physician, and a Director of Diversity at NYU. Blackstock’s witnessing of these health inequities motivates her to form ACE, her own Health Advocacy Organization.
Writers on Writing Interview
with Ibi Zoboi
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Ibi Zoboi, New York Times best-selling author of books that include American Street and Nigeria Jones, co-author of Punching the Air, and editor of Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America. Greene and Zoboi discuss the themes in her books, her writing process, and her writing journey. Identity, healing, spirituality, and African-centered culture are core themes in her fiction and poetry. Known as a Young Adult (YA) and Middle Grade (MG) author, Zoboi’s books span the genres of YA and adult fiction.
About the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY
For 20 years, the programs of the Center for Black Literature (CBL) have had a dynamic impact in the literary field. The highly anticipated author readings and book signings, journals, symposia, conferences, panel discussions, and writing workshops—and the Center’s intellectual and accessible approach to programming—form an integrative approach to programming that sets CBL apart from others. CBL’s events are known for the way they ensure that Black literary scholarship and conversations are valued and sustained.
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