{"id":1655,"date":"2024-01-29T05:51:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2024-01-26T14:32:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T22:32:49","slug":"black-achievements-in-arts-and-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/black-achievements-in-arts-and-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Achievements in Arts and Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackachievementsartsfc.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20652\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Black Achievements in Arts and Literature: Celebrating Gordon Parks, Amanda Gorman, and More<\/em><br \/>\nby Elliott Smith (Author)<br \/>\n<em>@ <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SynfCI\">Amazon<\/a>* | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6037\/9781728486642\">Bookshop<\/a>*<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> There are many forms of art, and all of them have changed over time. In literature, dance, and fine arts, artists and writers have shared Black life, culture, and history. Many of them have broken barriers and inspired future generations. Celebrate the artists and writers who have excelled in the past and present, including author Jason Reynolds, dancer Misty Copeland, artist Kehinde Wiley, and poet Nikki Giovanni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/blackachievementsartsint.jpg?resize=525%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20653\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"Nonfiction Monday\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonfiction Monday!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. <em>(*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Achievements in Arts and Literature: Celebrating Gordon Parks, Amanda Gorman, and More by Elliott Smith (Author) @ Amazon* | Bookshop* Booktalk: There are many forms of art, and all of them have changed over time. In literature, dance, and fine arts, artists and writers have shared Black life, culture, and history. Many of them &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/black-achievements-in-arts-and-literature\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Black Achievements in Arts and Literature&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nonfiction-monday-round-up"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pam6qm-qH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1254,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/have-i-ever-told-you-black-lives-matter\/","url_meta":{"origin":1655,"position":0},"title":"Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter","author":"Anastasia Suen","date":"February 14, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter by Shani Mahiri King (Author) and Bobby C. 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