National Black Writers Biennial Symposium 2025
A Black History Month Virtual Event
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Writers on Writing with Dr. Brenda M. Greene
Writers on Writing Interview
with Jacqueline Woodson
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Dr. Brenda Greene’s November 13, 2016 interview with award-winning author of several books, Jacqueline Woodson, as they discuss her novel, “Another Brooklyn.”
Writers on Writing Interview
with Tony Medina
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Dr. Brenda Greene interviews poet, essayist, and children’s writer Tony Medina. They discuss the genesis for "I Am Alfonso Jones: A Graphic Novel." Medina talks about his need to portray the experiences of young Black men in America. Alfonso represents the loss of childhood as he undergoes a journey and reflects on civil rights icons, the criminalization of youth, the prison industrial complex, and the importance of studying and knowing one’s ancestry. In crafting this novel, Medina makes Alfonso visible. Greene and Medina also discuss other texts by Medina, his writing process, and the ways in which he engages youth and his students in his teaching of writing. Medina closes by reading one of his poems that reflect the life of a Black Latino in New York City.
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