African American women authors

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
WZ0268	Reading of the short story, "Changes" by author Denise Oliver	Reading of short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver / Produced by WPFW, Broadcast on KPFA....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 3 May 1976
WZ0124	To create love with dry eyes: an interview with June Jordan by Deborah Morris.	Poet, essayist, and novelist June Jordan is interviewed by author Deborah Morris. The two...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, Aug. 9, 1977.
WZ0019	Changes / written and read by Denise Oliver.	This program features a reading of the short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver, former...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, Apr. 1976.
KZ1240	To be young, lesbian and Black in the '50s / Audre Lorde ; produced by Helene Rosenbluth.	The writer Audre Lorde (1934 - 1992) describes her experiences growing up as a Black lesbian in...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 28 Nov. 1982.
KZ1207	Our sheroes and heroes / Maya Angelou ; interviewed by Susan Anderson.	Recording contains Susan Anderson's 1976 interview with Maya Angelou, talking about her new...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 24 Feb. 1982
IZ1513	Alice Childress interview and reading (Part 2 only)	Alice Childress reads from her novel "A Short Walk" (Coward, McCann and Geoghegan,...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, April 7, 1980
IZ1414.01	Sojourner's Journal: November 19, 1981-Black women writers and artists	Sojourner's Journal, a series about Black women. Yasmin Pierre speaks with four Black women...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, November 19, 1981
IZ1392	A woman's play: One Plus One	A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman,...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 19, 1980
IZ1349.13	Women and the world in the 1980s: Barbara Smith and Michele Cliff (ca. 1984)	Interview with Barbara Smith, writer, co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press and...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, ca. 1984 (date unknown)
IZ1349.09	Women and the world in the 1980s: November 20, 1982-Audre Lorde	Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews poet, essayist and civil rights activist Audre Lorde (1934-1992)...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, November 20, 1982
IZ1349.07	Women and the world in the 1980s: August 20, 1982- Audre Lorde	Episode from August 20, 1982. Blanche Cook interviews poet, essayist and civil rights activist...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, August 20, 1982
IZ1061.02	The Lesbian Show: July 15, 1980 - Third World Lesbian Writers Conference (2nd annual)	The Lesbian Show, produced by Donna Allegra, features readings from the 2nd Annual Third World...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, July 15, 1980
IZ0895	Gloria Naylor interviewed about her novel The Women of Brewster Place	Raw tape of Gloria Naylor, Black woman author, interviewed by Doris Austin[?] about her novel...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 1982
BB5284	The Negro woman in American literature (Episode 2 of 12)	This program from the "Negro Writer's Vision of America" conference held April 23...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 13 June 1965; KPFK, 23 Sept. 1965.
BB3788.12	Conversation with June Jordan / interviewed by Julius Lester.	Julius Lester speaks with poet and activist June Jordan (introduced as June Meyer, b. July 9,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 15 Sept. 1968.
AZ1761	Racism in the Women's movement (Part 1 only)	In this program, guests talk about the racism forum "Racism in the Women's movement:...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 6, 1980
AZ1340	Ntozake Shange: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo	Author Ntozake Shange reads from her novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (St....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, February 2, 1983.
AZ1127	Alice Walker reads Fame from her book You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down / Karla Tonella	Alice Walker reads her short story "Fame" from her book of short stories, "You Can't Keep a Good...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, June 30, 1981
AZ1010	Author Alice Walker reads the short story, Roselily	Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker (1944 - ) reads her short story "Roselily...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 1994.
AZ0607	You can't keep a good woman down / Alice Walker ; interviewed by Karla Tonella.	Alice Walker (1944 - ) is primarily known as a novelist and short story writer, and is a major...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, Sept. 5, 1981.
AZ0512.03	Alice Walker reads poetry: Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning / Alan Soldofsky	Alice Walker, Black woman poet and novelist, reads from her new book of poetry "Good night,...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 9 Nov. 1979.
AZ0134	Gay authors' collage / produced by Kevin Burke.	Excerpts from the works of gay authors, including Pat Parker.\|A GAY AUTHOR'S COLLAGE /...		KPFA, June 20, 1977.

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