"Urban Rage in Bronzeville divulges through the discourse of literary critics, social commentators, other artist and peers and even Brooks herself--in her own w

The Specter and the Speculative: Afterlives and Archives in the African Diaspora engages in a critical conversation about how historical subjects and historical

Provides insight into six of Brooks' most influential works along with a short biography of the poet.

“[A] superb tribute . . . [an] essential collection” of essays analyzing the works of the preeminent twentieth-century poet and voice of social justice (Boo

Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theater, music, and i