On the author’s death anniversary, here’s looking at 5 works by him one must read.
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A brisk account of the African American writer’s insights on race, class and sexuality, which are more relevant than ever
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Ten authors on the most divisive question in fiction, and the times they wrote outside their own identities.
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Jeffrey Somers, ThoughtCo Gwendolynn Brooks. Bettmann / Getty Images. Featured Image n many ways, Gwendolyn Brooks embodies the black American experience of the 20th century. Born into a family that moved to Chicago as part of the Great Migration of blacks to the north of the country, she made her way through school during the Great Depression and pursued a […]
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Zo, Okayplayer Henry Adebonojo. Featured Image erence Blanchard‘s heralded opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, is set to make its debut at The Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Though it had plenty to choose from over the last century or so, the production will be the first-ever opera by a black composer to be hosted by The Met in […]
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Terry Gross, NPR Ta-Nehisi Coates’ 2014 Atlantic Magazine cover story, “The Case for Reparations,” led to a national conversation about how to reckon with injustices resulting from years of slavery. He won a National Book Award in 2015 for Between the World and Me. Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times. Featured Image rowing up in Maryland, author Ta-Nehisi Coates was enthralled […]
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Kenya Vaughn, The St. Louis American A snapshot of mid-century South Philly. Featured Image Alton Randall Kennedy, a staple of the St. Louis theater scene for more than four decades, passed away this morning (Friday, August 16) after a battle with cancer. Her son Terell Randall Sr. confirmed her passing via Facebook. She was 68. “With a heavy heart, I […]
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The works of the Nobel Laureate who died on August 5, 2019 are a navigational compass through our own treacherous landscapes.
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Thinker, Writer, Literary Activist, Nobel Laureate
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The celebrated author and Nobel Prize winner died this week at the age of 88
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