Valerie Boyd, acclaimed biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, dies at 58

A veteran journalist, she also edited a forthcoming compilation of the journals of Alice Walker, thus illuminating African American women of letters from the Harlem Renaissance to the present day. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2022-02-15 23:55:19 UTC ]

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The Harlem-loving, Harlem Renaissance, and Jazz Age-obsessed side of me absolutely loved this book. It will hook you from the very first page. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Valerie Boyd, acclaimed biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, dies at 58

A veteran journalist, she also edited a forthcoming compilation of the journals of Alice Walker, thus illuminating African American women of letters from the Harlem Renaissance to the present day. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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