In Memoriam: Yvonne Brown

[ By: Victoria Garcia Unzueta ] Yvonne Brown (April 18, 1977 – November 26, 2021) The Project on the History of Black Writing mourns the passing of author and educator Yvonne Brown who passed away recently due to COVID-19. Yvonne Brown was the author of the acclaimed novel, Crying Girl (2019) and the founder of the Crying Girl Movement, which started as a marketing campaign […]

In Memoriam: Antonio Sanchez-Day

[ By Dr. Brian Daldorph ] Antonio Sanchez-Day (July 21, 1974 – March 5, 2021) Anthony Sanchez-Day was born on 21 July, 1974, in Topeka, Kansas, and died 5 March, 2021, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.  He had a number of serious health issues.  He graduated from Grand River Academy in Ashtabula, Ohio, and attended Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas.  […]