Natalie Diaz's "collection of tender, heart-wrenching and defiant poems that explore what it means to love and be loved in an America beset by conflict." General Nonfiction: “Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy”ĭavid Zucchino's "gripping account of the overthrow of the elected government of a Black-majority North Carolina city after Reconstruction that untangles a complicated set of power dynamics cutting across race, class and gender. Les and Tamara Payne's "powerful and revelatory account of the civil rights activist, built from dozens of interviews, offering insight into his character, beliefs and the forces that shaped him." Poetry: “Postcolonial Love Poem” Marcia Chatelain's "nuanced account of the complicated role the fast-food industry plays in African-American communities, a portrait of race and capitalism that masterfully illustrates how the fight for civil rights has been intertwined with the fate of Black businesses." Biography: “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X” The drama award, which includes a $15,000 US prize, is "for a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life.History: "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America” The Hot Wing King by Katori Hall, a play set around a hot wing cooking competition, won the prize for drama during a theater season that saw most venues largely shuttered. The judges commended it for being "a musical journey full of surprise, with powerful brass and rhythmic motifs that incorporate Black music traditions from the U.S., and the Caribbean into a Western orchestral fabric." Tania León's composition Stride won for music. Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the first factory to open near the.
Natalie Diaz's Postcolonial Love Poem was the poetry winner and David Zucchino's Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy was cited for general nonfiction. WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN FICTION 2021NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt is 1953. Marcia Chatelain's Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America won for history. Manning Marable, whose Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention won for history in 2012, died shortly before publication. It's also the second Malcolm X biography to win a Pulitzer for an author who didn't live to see his book released.
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