Artistic Ambassadors explores how African American writers of the New Negro era shaped international perceptions of Black identity and culture. Brian Russell Roberts examines the literary works and global engagements of key African American intellectuals, revealing the ways in which they acted as informal cultural diplomats who challenged racial stereotypes and asserted new cultural narratives …
Indonesian Notebook presents a rare compilation of writings, reflections, and contextual documents surrounding the participation of African American author Richard Wright in the 1955 Bandung Conference. Edited by Brian Russell Roberts and Keith Foulcher, the book offers insights into Wright’s encounters in Indonesia, his observations on Afro-Asian political solidarity, and the global signific…