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August 4, 2019

The Problem of Anti-Blackness in Our Literal and Literary Imagination

Manichean leitmotif uses blackness, black bodies, or African humanity to symbolize the degeneration of an identity. Non-whites or white undesirables were typically “negroized” to reflect a degenerate state.

A close shot of two hands, a Black man and a Black woman connecting their hands to form a heart.

August 4, 2019

African Dramatic Form (ADF): An Introduction

Using ADF for story development can help writers avoid “borrowing” anti-Blackness from non-African languages, allowing them to make their stories more empathetic, more meaningful, and more “Black.”