Department of English
Book Club
The English Department hosts a monthly online book discussion. This month’s book is:
Lead Boldly: Seven Principles from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Robert F. Smith
Aspiring leaders can reflect on some of Dr. King’s most impactful speeches and integrate his lessons into their modern leadership journeys.
Worse Than A Lie by Ben Crump
In this gripping thriller, truth and justice are called into question when a Black man is gunned down in cold blood — the first novel in a riveting series from renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
Sula by Toni Morrison
The intense friendship shared by two African American women raised in an Ohio town changes when one of them leaves to roam the countryside and returns ten years later.
Black Boy by Richard Wright
The Restored Text Established by The Library of America.
EG 3063 – The Blak Authors in American Literature
An undergraduate course focused on works by African American authors from the 18th century to the present, exploring a range of genres and themes that shape American literature and culture.
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The story of Pecola Breedlove profiles an eleven-year-old Black girl growing up in an America that values blue-eyed blondes and the tragedy that results from her longing to be accepted.
Miseducated by Brandon P. Fleming
An inspiring memoir of one man’s transformation from a delinquent, drug-dealing dropout to an award-winning Harvard educator through literature and debate—all by the age of twenty-seven.