First person narrative by white-looking black author who chronicles lives of white looking black fraternal twins Chloe/Solomon Bechet who escape from New Orlean

Skin color and skin tone has historically played a significant role in determining the life chances of African Americans and other people of color. It has also

How do we make sense of what it means to be Black in a world with room for both Michelle Obama and Precious? Tour , an iconic commentator and journalist, define

Applies a psychoanalytic approach to analyze the black and white characters and authors of five plays by African-American women.

Though she died penniless and forgotten, Zora Neale Hurston is now recognized as a major figure in African American literature. Best known for her 1937 novel Th