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VIDEO: Gwendolyn Brooks Reads Her Poem, “We Real Cool”
May 23, 2012
It’s a short poem but it’s also one of Gwendolyn Brooks‘ (pardon the pun) coolest. “We Real Cool,” published in…
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VIDEO: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson
May 21, 2012
In Geoffrey C. Ward’s Unforgivable Blackness: Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, we are treated to a front row seat…
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Why We’re Very Lucky To Have Henry Louis Gates Jr As Our Jury Chair
May 18, 2012
We know we highlighted him a few weeks ago, but is something to be said for a man who is…
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While We’re Waiting For The Movie Adaptation Of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”…
May 16, 2012
…you can hear about Mohsin Hamid’s role in getting the project to the big screen. Are you as excited for…
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VIDEO: Esi Edugyan: “I’ve Wanted To Be A Writer Since I Was 13”
May 11, 2012
Often writers feel that urge to put their thoughts out in the world as young children. 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winner Esi…
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VIDEO: Toni Morrison Discusses “Black Is Beautiful”
May 9, 2012
We’ve been talking about Toni Morrison a lot lately, but we think it’s difficult to provide too much information on…
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Does Toni Morrison’s Latest Stack Up Against Her Previous Works?
May 7, 2012
It’s not very likely to hear us expressing doubt about Ms. Toni Morrison‘s literary abilities. If anything, our appreciation for…
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VIDEO: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Sheds Light In “Finding Your Roots”
May 4, 2012
It’s so often repeated that it has lost most of its meaning, but the old saying is true: “You can’t…
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Toni Morrison On Herself: “The Only Thing I Do For Me Is Writing”
May 2, 2012
In anticipation for Toni Morrison’s latest novel, Home, following the story of a Korean War veteran and his return to…
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VIDEO: David Livingstone Smith On Why Humans Demean Other Humans
April 27, 2012
“This book is the first serious study of the phenomenon of dehumanization,” David Livingstone Smith says in this recent interview…
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5 Things To Know About Esi Edugyan, 2012 Winner For Fiction
April 25, 2012
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. Today we’re recognizing Esi…
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5 Things To Know About David W. Blight, 2012 Winner For Nonfiction
April 23, 2012
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. First up is David…
