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Anti-Racism Documentary “White Like Me” Now Streaming For Free
December 2, 2014
One consequence of Ferguson: viewers can now watch the documentary “White Like Me” cost-free. Tim Wise’s anti-racism documentary will stream…
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“No One Will Make This Beauty A Burden”: Poetry As A Response To Ferguson
November 25, 2014
Hours after authorities announced that the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., would not indict police officer Darren Wilson for killing…
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2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Honors Year’s Best Literature On Peace And Social Justice
November 17, 2014
On a recent sunny Sunday morning, four celebrated American writers rose early to meet for breakfast and chew over the…
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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…
