After a brief break, we’re back! We at Project HBW look forward to bringing you the latest content in black writing and culture.

Dr. Howard Rambsy of Southern Illinois University wrote a review in The Crisis of the collection [Resisting Arrest: Poems to Stretch the Sky] (March 2016).

Poet and Kansas native Kevin Young has been named the new director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York. Read more at The Poet Kevin Young Is Named New Director of Schomburg Center.

Jaime Alfaro addressed the treatment of racial trauma. Read more about the racial trauma at After the Violence and Videos, Therapists Learn to Treat Racial Trauma. Racial trauma is a “cumulative experience, where every personal or vicarious encounter with racism contributes to a more insidious, chronic stress.” This racial trauma can occur through direct or indirect experiences with racism, such as social media and the continuous killing of black men published in the news.

Responding to the all-too-frequent killing of black men, poet Danez Smith imagined a place where “everything is a sanctuary and nothing is a gun.” Read more at Breathtaking Poem Imagines An 'Alternate Heaven For Black Boys'.

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke about the 10th anniversary of her novel Half of a Yellow Sun and her identification as a feminist. Read more at Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'A Feminist Is Who And What I Am'.

Lynn Okura Bey revisited Maya Angelou’s powerful 1993 interview in which she spoke on the dangerous impact of racist language. Read more about the dangerous impact of racist language at Maya Angelou On The Dangerous Power Of Racist Words.

Colson Whitehead’s newest novel, The Underground Railroad, has been named the next title for Oprah’s Book Club. Read more about Oprah's Book Club at Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead. In an interview, Whitehead discussed his novel with National Public Radio at Colson Whitehead's 'Underground Railroad' Is A Literal Train To Freedom. Additionally, Michael Schaub of NPR wrote a review of The Underground Railroad at 'Underground Railroad' Traces The Terrible Wounds Of Slavery.

Jean Ho responded to the ongoing debate about the lack of diversity in publishing by arguing that having more diversity alone isn’t enough. The books also need to be marketed more effectively. Learn more about the lack of diversity in publishing at Diversity In Book Publishing Isn't Just About Writers — Marketing Matters, Too.

Audie Cornish of NPR spoke with Jesmyn Ward, editor of the new collection The Fire This Time at 'The Fire This Time': A New Generation Of Writers On Race In America. Ward collection is a tribute to James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time. Writers acknowledged Baldwin’s legacy while responding to the current racial situation in the United States.