The biographer’s ‘Joy Goddess’ (Scribner, June) explores the life and times of her great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker, the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and heiress to the Walker hair care fortune.

one of the leading writers and editors of the Harlem Renaissance. New York Times best selling author Victoria Christopher Murray didn't find the subject of her latest book, Jessie Redmon Fauset.

American novel as great titles renewed the art of storytelling and had the power to influence upcoming writers for decades to ...

Victoria Christopher Murray will discuss her work, including her newest novel, at the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County's event on April 10.

"She should be the face of the Harlem Renaissance," Murray said of the ... Murray felt a connection to Fauset: Both are writers who have nurtured others in the field. The connection was so strong ...

Prom season kicked off earlier this month, and one Atlanta high school chose a memorable theme. The senior students at Miller ...

A key part of her work emphasizes the Black writers who shaped American literature, and their deep roots in DC. “What we now call the Harlem Renaissance—named after, obviously, a neighborhood in New ...

There’s much at play in M Ensemble’s “Knock Me a Kiss,” on stage at the Sandrell Rivers Theater. Notwithstanding is that the ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. When you think of Washington, DC, the city’s literary scene does not ...

The ceremony's new name is a tribute to Zora Neale Hurston, a visionary Black writer from the Harlem Renaissance ... and ...