21 min
EP1: Wrapped in Rainbows: The life & times of Zora Neale Hurston ReadMe.WriteNow.
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Episode 1: Wrapped in Rainbows by Valerie Boyd
This is a biographical book about the Life of Zora Neal Hurston written by Valerie Boyd and a tangible glimpse into the world of Black American artisans during the Harlem Renaissance. Wrapped in Rainbows explores the colorful language and life of Zora Neal Hurston, the racial divide, the great migration, where Blacks migrated, by the thousands, to the north for economic freedom. This migration created new avenues Blacks only fantasized about but never thought of as reality. It also birthed a new nation: Black American writers, jazz music, the Lindy Hop and Black prosperity.
Wrapped in Rainbows chronicles in detail the adventurous life of a black woman, who lived her life on her on terms at a time where so much of the world put limitations on her freedom.
Chapter 19: Godmother's Rules
This excerpt reveals Zora's challenges and mastery every step of the way with the support of her friend Langston Hughes to create her work by any means necessary. Wrapped in Rainbows is the winner of the 2003 Southern Book Critics Circle Award and can be found on amazon in hardcover, paperback and for kindle.
ReadMe.WriteNow
Episode 1: Wrapped in Rainbows by Valerie Boyd
This is a biographical book about the Life of Zora Neal Hurston written by Valerie Boyd and a tangible glimpse into the world of Black American artisans during the Harlem Renaissance. Wrapped in Rainbows explores the colorful language and life of Zora Neal Hurston, the racial divide, the great migration, where Blacks migrated, by the thousands, to the north for economic freedom. This migration created new avenues Blacks only fantasized about but never thought of as reality. It also birthed a new nation: Black American writers, jazz music, the Lindy Hop and Black prosperity.
Wrapped in Rainbows chronicles in detail the adventurous life of a black woman, who lived her life on her on terms at a time where so much of the world put limitations on her freedom.
Chapter 19: Godmother's Rules
This excerpt reveals Zora's challenges and mastery every step of the way with the support of her friend Langston Hughes to create her work by any means necessary. Wrapped in Rainbows is the winner of the 2003 Southern Book Critics Circle Award and can be found on amazon in hardcover, paperback and for kindle.
21 min