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Writing Across Race Can Be Treacherous
March 12, 2014
Occasionally, a white writer will turn to Mat Johnson, the novelist who created the much-praised “Pym” and “Hunting in Harlem,”…
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Beneath The Pain: Andrew Solomon Interviews Peter Lanza, Father Of Sandy Hook Shooter Adam Lanza
March 11, 2014
Andrew Solomon dedicated a chapter of his Anisfield-Wolf winning Far from the Tree on families whose children have committed serious crimes. He…
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James McBride Delivers Soul-Stirring Renditions Of Gospel Favorites During “Good Lord Bird” Tour
March 7, 2014
Few writers have made the kind of spectacular, multimedia splash onto the literary scene the way James McBride has. McBride,…
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VIDEO: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Talks Feminism, Fashion, And Politics
March 6, 2014
Fresh off a feature on Beyonce’s secret album, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie stopped by HuffPost Live to talk about how her…
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VIDEO: “I, Too, Am Harvard” Highlights Frustration Of Black Students In Predominately White Spaces
March 4, 2014
A play about the realities of black students at Harvard University debuts Friday at the Black Arts Festival on the…
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Will “My Brother’s Keeper” Be Obama’s Lasting Legacy?
February 27, 2014
During January’s State of the Union address, President Obama included one sentence midway through his remarks that didn’t receive much…
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Host Of The Internet’s Most Lively Dinner Party, Ta-Nehisi Coates Commands The Room
February 26, 2014
At 38, Ta-Nehisi Coates, senior correspondent for The Atlantic’s online property, has become one of the nation’s foremost writers on…
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“Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations” Invites Readers To Do A Deeper Dive Into African-American History
February 21, 2014
Retha Powers, the editor of the magnificent and addictive new “Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations,” has a handful of all-time favorite…
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VIDEO: David Livingstone Smith On The Delusion Of Race
February 17, 2014
Philosophy Professor David Livingstone Smith kicked off the University of New England’s 2014 diversity lecture series with a talk on…
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Tim Wise’s Attitudes On Race Resonate With University Of Akron Crowd
February 13, 2014
Anti-racism activist Tim Wise joked that he was on his third visit to the University of Akron campus in the…
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Rita Dove Lauded In New Documentary On Her Formative Years
February 11, 2014
Filmmaker Eduardo Montes-Bradley knew he wanted to make a film on Rita Dove. So the director of documentaries on former NAACP…
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Debating The Best Book Lists: Does Amazon’s “100 Books To Read In A Lifetime” Get It Right?
February 7, 2014
Wither the best book list? Inherently inane and crazy-making, these are also undeniably good conversation starters. Amazon has posted the…
