Beginning when she was an undergraduate at Spelman College, Jennifer Freeman Marshall has devoted most of her academic career to exploring the anthropology of Zora Neale Hurston. Raised in Eatonville, ...

This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley: Zora Neale Hurston has long been known as a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, in particular for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." But ...

‘The Life of Herod the Great’ is an unfinished manuscript from the author, who died in 1960 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital ...

In the soon-to-be-published “The Life of Herod the Great,” Zora Neale Hurston reframes one of the Bible’s greatest villains. Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: To celebrate Black History month, we will be reposting our series on African Americans who had a major impact on Florida. This story originally published in 2020. When Deputy Patrick ...

Though Zora Neale Hurston is highly lauded now, few outside the literary scholar space know much about her journey and the intensive work that went into crafting her novels, some of which are now ...

In spring 1931, Zora Neale Hurston finished her first book, a 117-page manuscript titled “Barracoon.” It told the true story of Cudjo Lewis, an Alabama man who was believed to be the last living ...

An in-depth look at the life of influential author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, whose work reclaimed and honored Black life. 9pm Thursday ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE - Documentary - ...

Both PBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center) celebrated acclaimed anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston this January. On Jan. 17, PBS released “Zora Neale ...

Elements of Hurston’s conservatism are also evident, but often overlooked, in her best-known work. Their Eyes Were Watching God traces the tumultuous life of Janie Crawford. At the age of 16, Janie’s ...

More than 80 years after she gave the world “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Harlem Renaissance icon Zora Neale Hurston’s home has officially been preserved. Nestled in a historically Black community ...

Over 60 years after her death, Zora Neale Hurston’s writing still astounds — and soon, lovers of her work will have a new offering from the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance author. Per People magazine, ...