The Language Lane

A while back I received in the mail an envelope containing a short newspaper article about Ann Petry accompanied by a handwritten note....

The borough of Queens usually has been an afterthought, if that, in conversations about Black authors and sites of Black literary...

“I have not seen you in a few days, Semple.” “Been holed up at my nephew’s apartment,” replied Semple as he slid into a familiar seat at...