literature. This anthology contains works by 29
black writers and critics, including PAULE MAR-
SHALL, AMIRI BARAKA, JOHN A. WILLIAMS, ISHMAEL
REED, MARITA GOLDEN, JILL NELSON, TERRY MC-
MILLAN, and HOUSTON A. BAKER, Jr., among oth-
ers. Nuñez applies the same ideological reflections
on gender equality and racial difference in each
of her novels and critical works. She explores the
question whether black literature is experiencing
another renaissance during the 1990s. In addition
to these topics, Nuñez investigates the concerns of
black readers, the universality of black literature,
and the politics of publishing as is reflected not
only in her literature but in her lifelong career as a
champion for African-American writers.
Nuñez is the current chair of the PEN Ameri-
can Open Book Committee, which provides access
for minorities to various aspects of the publish-
ing industry. She has served in the United States
as an evaluator for national and local programs in
the arts and education. In addition to her distin-
guished career, Nuñez has received the Vera Rubin
Residency Fellowship Award for the Yaddo Artist
Colony, the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award,
the Sojourner Truth Award from the National
Association of Black Business and Professional
Women’s Clubs, and the Carter G. Woodson Out-
standing Teacher of the Year Award.BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Peterson, V. R. “Elizabeth Nuñez.” Essence 25, no. 7
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