Evans, Mari (1923–)
Evans, Mari (1923–)
African-American playwright and poet. Name variations: E. Reed. Born July 16, 1923, in Toledo, Ohio; divorced; children: 2 sons.
Taught at several universities including Purdue, Indiana University, Cornell, Washington University in St. Louis, and State University of New York at Albany; writings include Where is All the Music (1968), I Am a Black Woman (1970), Nightstar: 1973–1978 (1981), and A Dark and Splendid Mass (1991); children's books include J.D. (1973), I Look at Me! (1974), Singing Black (1976), and Jim Flying High (1979); plays and musicals include Portrait of a Man (1979), The Way They Made Beriani (1979), Glide and Sons (1979), and Eyes (1979); wrote, produced, and hosted weekly tv program, "The Black Experience" (1970–78).
More From encyclopedia.com
Black Fly , Skip to main content
black fly
black fly, name for any of the flies of the family Simuliidae. The black fly is about 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) long and has la… Lawrence Neal , Writer
Larry Neal was one of the most influential figures of the Black Arts Movement, a cultural revolution of African-American art and artists activ… Langston Hughes , Langston Hughes 1902–1967
Author
At a Glance…
The Impact of the Early Years
Poet and World Traveler
Conducted Reading Tour of the South
Began “Simple… Jawanza Kunjufu , Kunjufu, Jawanza 1953–
Author, educator, publisher
Jawanza Kunjufu has dedicated his career to addressing the ills afflicting black culture in the Un… Black Aesthetic Movement , Hailed by its practitioners, pundits, and critics as the cultural "aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept" (Neal 1989, p. 62), the… Nikki Giovanni , Giovanni, Nikki 1943–
Writer, educator, performer
Nikki Giovanni began to be known in the late 1960s as one of the strongest voices of the newly emer…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Evans, Mari (1923–)