African American women authors

  • Our sheroes and heroes / Maya Angelou ; interviewed by Susan Anderson.

    Recording contains Susan Anderson’s 1976 interview with Maya Angelou, talking about her new book “Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas,” her first friendship with a white woman, her sense of religion, her career, and her never ending sense of frustration with her writing. Recording also includes excerpts from Angelou’s 1982 speech given at…

  • Conversation with June Jordan / interviewed by Julius Lester.

    Julius Lester speaks with poet and activist June Jordan (introduced as June Meyer, b. July 9, 1936, d.June 14, 2002) about her writing, life, politics and she reads “Solidarity Day, 1968”, “Christ Chicago, 1968”, and “Uhuru in the O.R.” New tape box, no info.

  • You can’t keep a good woman down / Alice Walker ; interviewed by Karla Tonella.

    Alice Walker (1944 – ) is primarily known as a novelist and short story writer, and is a major figure in both Black American and Feminist literature. In the first part of this program Walker reads a story from her new book “You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down” at the Woman’s Building in San…

  • Gay authors’ collage / produced by Kevin Burke.

    Excerpts from the works of gay authors, including Pat Parker.|A GAY AUTHOR’S COLLAGE / produced by Kevin Burke. A collage of gay authors including excerpts from “Come Out”, two letters from the Amherst, Massachusetts “Collegian”, the poetry of Pat Parker, and a short children’s story by Morningstar. – BROADCAST: KPFA, June 20, 1977.