Watch Marita's interview at the Washington DC Public Library
Award-winning Author Marita Golden talks with E. Ethelbert Miller, distinguished poet and educator, about her trip as a literary and cultural ambassador to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Literary Activism
Marita Golden has distinguished herself as a literary activist and founder of the Washington, D.C. based African American Writers Guild, as well as the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation.
Listen to Marita Golden on Blog Talk Radio(play) Interview withPaul Lawrence Vann, Marita Golden discusses her books: Its All Love, After and Don't Play in the Sun.
Primetime Radio(play) Interview with Mike Cuthbert about the book Eye of My Heart.
Myndtalk(play) Pamela Brewer interviews Marita Golden on Washington D.C.'s WPFW-FM.
Articles
Getting to the Roots of 'Good Hair' Reflecting on the Meaning of 'Good Hair' for Black Women
Marita Golden - washingtonpost.com
When I was 19 and I got my first Afro, [that] was the first day I really saw my face and saw it for what it was and saw how beautiful it was. Because I wasn't using my hair to cover up or hide or adorn. My hair in the natural style was more revelatory. Read article...
Marita Golden: Saving Sons By Colman McCarthy, The Washington Post
When speaking to youthful audiences that include black gang members, Marita Golden offers only one proof of expertise: being the African American mother of a teenager she'd like to see become an adult. Her son, along with other black males between 15 and 24, is in the country's highest homicide population. Read article...
Through the Past, Darkly The Legacy of Colorism Reflects Wounds of Racism That Are More Than Skin-Deep
By DeNeen L. Brown,
Washington Post Staff Writer
Colorism is the crazy aunt in the attic of racism.
It's best not to mention her in polite company. Or if you find it necessary to talk about her at all, do it in whispers among relatives and people who already know about her. Read article...
