This is a photo from the 1998 literary gala and fundraiser hosted by the Hurston/Wright Foundation in Richmond, Virginia at The Jefferson Hotel. It was a spectacular literary event that brought together a stellar cast of writers including Gloria Naylor,…
This is a photo of me and my then five-year-old son Michael at a party celebrating the publication of my first book Migrations of the Heart. That was forty years ago. Check out the Migrations of the Heart cake. I…
Many of my novels have been set in my hometown of Washington DC. One of my most satisfying days was the unveiling of a cultural plaque on Harvard Street where I grew up. The plaque has a quote from my…
In 1992 I visited Turkey as a Visiting Writer accompanying the photographic exhibit of Black women notables published by Brian Lanker, I Dream A World. I spent ten days traveling in Turkey meeting scholars, writers, and cultural activists. The photo…
Marie Brown was one of the first African American editors at a major publishing house. She was my editor at Doubleday Books and got me a contract for my first book Migrations of the Heart. But Marie was also a…
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