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A nineteenth-century moral novel following a newly freed boy in Alabama as he balances labor, education, and Christian faith during the Reconstruction era.

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February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Finished reading: #RollOfThunderHearMyCry by #MildredDTaylor

1.26.26 → 2.2.26

Wouldn’t be surprised if this book was banned in Florida.

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February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Fire!! – Vol. 1, No. 1: A Quarterly Devoted to the Younger Negro Artists, edited by Wallace Thurman. A bold Harlem Renaissance manifesto featuring Hurston, Hughes, Cullen, Douglas, and more. Public domain.

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December 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Congratulations to Professor Camille Owens for receiving an honorable mention from the Modern Language Association of America for her book 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏: 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂! 👏 👏

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December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Toni Morrison carved pain into poetry, and this image dares to look into its eyes. This is Beloved. This is the reckoning.

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August 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Part of JSTOR’s #PathToOpen program: read a free chapter of Bryan Sinche’s "Published by the Author" (@uncpress.bsky.social), a study of 19th-century #AfricanAmericanLiterature and #SelfPublishing.

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August 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Star Fruit by Kamryn Kingsberry follows Ari, Atlas, and Ya as they battle queerphobia and fight to stage a queer PGM play in Baldwin Hills. A bold YA story of Black LGBTQIA+ joy, identity, and resilience.

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June 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Seeing my novel on Spotify was never a goal of mine; it should have been. I’m so excited! Also available at Audible, Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and Google Play.

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May 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Check this out! I just added a 1st ed (1928) copy of Scarlet Sister Mary by Julia Peterkin. *shop link in my bio*

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April 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New HillmanTok lecture! Part II on Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry for National Poetry Month! 📚📝 All course materials linked in my bio! #NaPoMo #HillmanTok #AfricanAmericanLiterature #poetry #englishclassroom #blackpoetry #paullaurencedunbar #hillmantokuniversity #drbarlow
April 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Two new #HillmanTok mini lectures on the life and work of Paul Laurence Dunbar for #NaPoMo! 📚📝 All course materials linked in my bio (including full videos.) #AfricanAmericanLiterature #poetry #englishclassroom #blackpoetry #paullaurencedunbar #hillmantokuniversity #drbarlow
April 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Today, we honor William Wells Brown, who published ‘The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom,’ the first known drama by an African American in 1858. His work highlighted the struggles of slavery #WilliamWellsBrown #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanLiterature
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March 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My presentation at the 39th annual MELUS conference is coming up. It is my first presentation at MELUS. I will present on Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon. My honor to participate in this conference.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM