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The HBW Blog published regularly for ten years from 2011-2021 at the URL https://projecthbw.ku.edu. During that time, it served as a major forum for the exchange of information and ideas, as well as a robust network for scholars, teachers, and students from different disciplines around the world.
Guest contributors include leading scholars and writers, but most of the posts were conceived of, researched, and written by HBW's staff of undergraduate and graduate students. Its content consists of feature editorials, book reviews, memorials, and coverage of HBW programming. Altogether, 95 writers contributed more than 750 posts.
The HBW Blog Archive is searchable by topic, month and year, and contributor name.
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| Black Literary Suite Recap! On Thursday, February 18th, The Project on the History of Black Writing hosted its annual Black Literary Suite. The theme for this year was Sports Figures with a Kansas Connection. .. | |
| ICYMI: The Last Week in Black Writing and Culture (2/28-3/4) This month is Women’s History Month, so this month our blog will showcase a series of posts related to women’s history. If you don’t already know, read about how March became Women’s History Month. .. | |
| Kevin Powell Recap! On Wednesday, February 17th, acclaimed writer and activist Kevin Powell spoke at KU. The event was co-sponsored by KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, KU Athletics, the Office of Diversity and Equity, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, First and Second Year English, and KU First Year Experience. .. | |
| ICYMI: The Last Week in Black Writing and Culture (2/20-2/27) Kyla Marshell of Poetry Foundation recognized Sarah Webster Fabio, who has been called “the mother of black studies.” Fabio was a revolutionary poet during the Black Arts Movement, but her name and works have fallen in the shadows of more well known poets of the time, such as Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, and Nikki Giovanni. .. | |
| ICYMI: The Last Week in Black Writing and Culture (2/13-2/19) Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book To Kill a Mockingbird, has passed away at the age of 89. .. | |
| ICYMI: The Last Week in Black Writing and Culture (2/7-2/12) Thursday marked the 26th anniversary since Nelson Mandela was released from a South African prison. On February 11, 1990, Mandela was set free after spending 27 years behind bars. .. | |
| ICYMI: The Last Week in Black Writing and Culture (1/29-2/6) Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902 and died on May 22, 1967. This week, Hughes would have celebrated his 114th birthday. To celebrate the life of Langston Hughes, Christine Delaroy of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at KU wrote “9 things you should know about Langston Hughes.” .. | |
| Happy 114th Birthday, Langston Hughes! “Famed writer and one-time Lawrence resident Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Mo., 114 years ago, is celebrated throughout the University of Kansas and the city. To help us celebrate his birthday and kick off Black History Month, we spoke to professors across campus to tell us what we should know about Hughes’ significant and broad career and the lasting impact his work had on American culture … in a nutshell.” .. | |
| Kevin Powell, activist and writer, to Speak at KU on Wednesday, February 17 Kevin Powell, activist and writer, to Speak at KU on Wednesday, February 17 .. | |
| 2016 Black Literary Suite: Sports Figures with a Kansas Connection – February 18, 2-5 P.M. |