• Stand up if, like me, you’ve got a “weird” African name, you integrated the doll collection at your school and/or you educated people on race matters even when you or they didn’t feel like it. Artist and author damali ayo says we get some of the credit for Obama’s victory
  • The Day that Black History Met American History
  • Elizabeth Alexander’s poem is the top-selling book of poetry on Amazon — and it’s not even out yet
  • Author Tayari Jones hit the Congressional Black Caucus ball during inauguration week
  • Author Terry McMillan also popped up, at the BET Inaugural Gala
  • Did I mention that memoirist Barack Obama is now president of the United States, and that I was present for his inauguration? I’m sorry. It must’ve slipped my mind :)