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Black
writers have contributed some of the most spirited and important
works to American literature. These range from early narratives
depicting slavery to modern works dealing with such topics as
cultural identity, the effects of slavery, racism, and apartheid.
To
preserve this legacy and ensure the future of Black writing, novelist
Marita Golden founded The
Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in 1990. The
Foundation is named for two genuises of American and world literature
and presents a national literary award for college fiction writers
of African descent, the Hurston/Wright
Award, and a multi-genre summer writers' workshop for Black
writers, Hurston/Wright
Writers' Week™.
There
are a number of ways to show your support for The Zora
Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation in particular and
black literature in general.
- Donate
to the Hurston/Wright Foundation
Your
contribution will directly support emerging black writers, provide
financial aid, and encourage MFA programs to become more racially
diverse.
- Join
literary arts organizations
Join those organizations whose focus is on black
writers, such as the Black
Writer's Alliance, whose aim is to educate, inform, support
and empower aspiring and published Black writers.
- Read
Black literature
The
number of great Black authors is countless; however Amazon
has put together a rather comprehensive list.
- Read
books by Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright
Both authors wrote numerous critcally acclaimed
books -- both fiction and nonfiction.
Books
by Zora Neale Hurston:
Their
Eyes Were Watching God
Dust
Tracks on a Road
Jonah's
Gourd Vine
Moses,
Man of the Mountain
Mules
and Men
Tell
My Horse
Seraph
on the Suwanee
      
Books
by Richard Wright:
Black
Boy
Native
Son
The
Outsider
Eight
Men
Uncle
Tom's Children
12
Million Black Voices
Rite
of Passage
      
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