Black Writers Pins and Buttons

"Black Words Build Worlds"

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Revolutionary African American women and writers in a natural hair afro, surrounded with powerful words

Haters gonna hate. Writers gonna write. It's science.

Mr Hughes, American poet,social activist,novelist,playwright,columnist.

Spruce up your writing space with our inspiring text art: 'Ink flows like a river of dream.' Made for writers who love expressing themselves. Get yours now and fuel your creativity!

James Baldwin portrait and quote: The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

James Baldwin portrait and quote: The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it

Langston Hughes quote: I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind?

James Baldwin portrait and quote: The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it

The great Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

Portrait of James Baldwin smoking and quote: Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity.

Zora Neale Hurston quote: There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thought and thought on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought.

James Baldwin portrait and quote: I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

Gilbert Scott-Heron, African-American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author.

Bell Hooks portrait and quote: “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

James Baldwin portrait

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James Baldwin quote

Black History Month: James Baldwin, Not Your Negro james baldwin quote, scott sakamoto, civil rights, equal rights, equality, uncle tom, tom, petty, racism, bigot, quotes, racist, black, negro, james baldwin,

James Baldwin portrait and quote: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

Black History Month: James Baldwin, Not Your Negro james baldwin quote, scott sakamoto, civil rights, equal rights, equality, uncle tom, tom, petty, racism, bigot, quotes, racist, black, negro, james baldwin, on a Dark Background

Normally a writer's block is a bad thing but this is a positive spin on that idea.

Spilled ink bottle with dip pen and the funny phrase “Oops I arted and it inks”. A great gift for the artists illustrators and writers in your lift, the pun lovers or the fart jokesters! Or anyone who loves humor!

James Baldwin portrait

James Baldwin quote: "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do."

James Baldwin quote: "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do."

Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright and author of I, Too, The Weary Blues, The Negro Speaks of Rivers and The Dream keeper and Other Poems.

Show off what you know, like the difference between their, there, and they're.

James Baldwin was an American novelist and social critic and author of Go Tell It on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son and Giovanni's Room.

Zora Neale Hurston quote: There is a basin in the mind where words float around on thought and thought on sound and sight. Then there is a depth of thought untouched by words, and deeper still a gulf of formless feelings untouched by thought.

Simple black and white sketch drawing of Jane Austen's writing desk or writing box with the first two paragraphs of her most successful novel: Pride and Prejudice. Perfect for writers and Jane Austen fans.

This collection pays homage to the literary giants who have shaped the way we see the world. From Langston Hughes’ inspiring verses to Jane Austen's witticisms, our designs transport you to worlds of imagination and enlightenment. Wear the words that resonate with your soul, and celebrate the authors who have left an indelible mark on literature. Surround yourself with the power of words and let your favorite authors inspire you every day. Click on the “Literature” album in our storefront to see all our authors and quotes!

maya angelou but still i rise

Celebrate Black women sci-fi writers in this Octavia & Nnedi & Tomi & N.K. tee ;)

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