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REVIEW: “Beyond the Lights” Avoids The Cliches, Puts New Stars In The Limelight
November 14, 2014
When Gina Prince-Bythewood last directed a big-budget film, Barack Obama had yet to be sworn in as president. Now she’s…
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New Charter School In Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood Wins 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Memorial Award
November 13, 2014
A bold decision to start a school in an underserved Cleveland neighborhood, made by the leaders of a 150-year-old institution,…
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A Cultural Icon Revisited: Poet Russell Atkins Honored At East Cleveland Public Library
November 10, 2014
Poet Russell Atkins, his hair a white halo, his torso tucked into a wheelchair, rolled onto the stage of the…
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In Midst Of Breakthrough Year, Laverne Cox Speaks Out On Gender Identity And Self-Love
November 7, 2014
by Tara Jefferson with additional reporting by Karen R. Long “Kent State University, how ya feeling tonight?” actress and LGBT…
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REVIEW: Norman Lear’s New Autobiography, “Even This I Get To Experience”
November 4, 2014
For a stretch in the 1970s, television producer Norman Lear had nine shows on the air at once—with four in…
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REVIEW: “Dear White People” Ushers In New Talent, Gives Unflinching Look At “Black Faces In White Spaces”
October 28, 2014
When I arrived as an undergraduate at Kent State University, I participated in Kupita, a week-long orientation for students of…
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New Report Details “The Making Of Ferguson”: How Governmental Policy Created A Racial Nightmare
October 22, 2014
When Atlantic Monthly correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates’ spoke in Cleveland in August about reparations, he touched only briefly on the killing…
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VIDEO: Ari Shavit Speaks At Cleveland City Club: “America Should Lead An Alliance Of Stabilizers”
October 20, 2014
The biggest laugh during Ari Shavit’s serious, passionate talk about the Middle East came at the end, when a questioner…
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Rita Dove Brings Focus To Literacy In Akron, Delivers Stunning Poetry To Inspire A New Generation
October 17, 2014
When former poet laureate Rita Dove graced the stage of the Akron Civic Theater October 16, she took a minute…
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New Photography Exhibit Provides Never-Before Look At Black Student Life In The 1960s
October 15, 2014
Toledo attorney Lafayette Tolliver, 65, estimates there were fewer than 300 black students on the campus of Kent State University…
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REVIEW: “Half Of A Yellow Sun” Adaptation Tackles A Violent History With A Emphasis On Humanity
October 10, 2014
Half of a Yellow Sun is now available on iTunes and other video streaming services. by Lisa Nielson The film…
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VIDEO: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie On Becoming Black: “This Identity Was Weighted With Stereotypes”
October 8, 2014
“When you’re not born in the U.S. and you’re a person of African descent, in some ways identifying as black…
