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| Zora Neale Hurston |
I LOVE this black woman! Ms. Hurston was a boisterous writer who was part of the Harlem Renaissance. She used her background in anthropology at Barnard College to write short stories and essays about African American folklore. Her most famous novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was published in 1937. Because some people disagreed with the way she wrote African American dialogue, her works were not initially as popular as they later became. Now, there is no question of her influence on black female writers, myself included :). I love that fact she wasn't the norm. She was herself, Zora Neale Hurston.
PS BTW- a small town right outside of Orlando has an annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival during Black History Month. It is so nice- food, bands, vendors, it truly is a festival.
Say it loud... you know the rest! LOL! XOXO!
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