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NewsAdvocacy Organization Pushes For “Mother’s Day Our Way”
Reacting to the blah, monochromatic nature of typical of Mother’s Day cards, Strong Families, an Alturas, California policy group, launched…
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NewsNew Film Recovers The Story Of Classical Music’s Forgotten Black Virtuoso
At age 2, Joshua Coyne was removed from his Kansas City home with broken legs and hips. His foster mother…
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NewsMeet Wole Soyinka, 2013 Lifetime Achievement Winner
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. Today we’re recognizing Wole…
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NewsToni Morrison Speaks To Cadets At West Point After “Home” Finds Place In Their English Curriculum
Toni Morrison doesn’t hold her tongue on anything she deems important for the masses to know. At 82, she has…
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NewsCelebrated Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe Dies At 82
During my freshman year at Kent State University, I was a little wary when I saw one of the books…
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NewsJoyce Carol Oates’ Latest Novel, “The Accursed,” Has Fans Buzzing
Chances are, Joyce Carol Oates’ latest work is unlike anything you’ve ever read before. “The Accursed” takes readers on a…
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NewsWhat History Books Didn’t Teach You About Rosa Parks
Most children learn about Rosa Parks’ contribution to the Civil Rights Movement thusly: She boarded a bus, refused to move…
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NewsTom Hanks And Ken Burns Team Up To Produce Jack Johnson Miniseries
Jack Johnson, arguably one of the best heavyweight boxers to ever enter the sport, is about to have his story…
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NewsA Look Back At Junot Diaz’ Incredible Year
Few writers get the opportunity to be popular and well-regarded, particularly with readers’ fickle attention spans. But Junot Diaz seems to be…
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NewsScott Reynolds Nelson Tackles America’s Debt History In Latest Book
2007 winner Scott Reynolds Nelson’s latest book gives a thorough rundown of America’s history with debt—a history that is as…
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Junot Diaz Presents Keynote At 2012 Facing Race Conference
2008 winner Junot Diaz recently wrapped up his book tour for his latest book, This Is How You Lose Her,…
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NewsEsi Edugyan Nominated For IMPAC Dublin Prize
What a year for Esi Edugyan! After winning multiple awards for her stunning novel Half Blood Blues, she has recently been…
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NewsVIDEO: Explore London Through Zadie Smith’s Characters
Penguin USA has uploaded a few videos of in honor of Zadie Smith’s new book NW. We thought you would…
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Anisfield-Wolf Winners Reaction To The Election
The 2012 election cycle was filled with a bombardment of political ads, 24-hour news cycles dissecting every possible angle, and…
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NewsVIDEO: Junot Diaz Cracks Jokes, Reads Excerpt From Latest Book At Authors @ Google
Junot Diaz made a lively appearance at Google’s headquarters for its “Authors @ Google” interview series. Watch the video above…
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NewsVIDEO: Stephen L. Carter Discusses His Book, “The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln”
Sometimes we see a longer video on YouTube and we consider passing on promoting it here because honestly, who wants…
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NewsJunot Diaz Wins 2012 MacArthur “Genius” Grant
We think it’s safe to say that 2012 is a great year for Junot Diaz. He just released his third…
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NewsJoin The Conversation On The Anisfield-Wolf Awards Facebook Page
The whole world is social networking like crazy and so are we! We enjoy having this space here to talk…
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Listen As Esi Edugyan, David Livingstone Smith, David W. Blight And Arnold Rampersad Discuss Race And Diversity
We won’t spend too much time on an introduction today; let’s get right to the meaty stuff. Recently, our 2012…
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NewsVIDEO: Anisfield-Wolf Award Winners Reflect On The Importance Of Talking About Race
As we are furiously preparing for our awards ceremony in a few weeks, we found this video, taped for our…