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Revisiting The Voting Rights Act: Could You Pass A 1960s Literacy Test?
July 8, 2013
When the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act last month, Chief Justice John Roberts…
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Why Do Black Babies Cost Less To Adopt?
July 3, 2013
When we first toured my daughter’s private school, I saw a little African-American girl toddling around. She was adorable with…
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Test Yourself: What Biases Are You Carrying?
July 1, 2013
Lawyer Louise P. Dempsey punctuated her recent lunch-hour talk by passing out sheets of paper with a single riddle: “A…
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What HBCUs Need To Survive
June 28, 2013
by Chris Stevens As a proud product of a Historically Black University (Delaware State, Class of 2007), I’ve watched with…
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REVIEW: Sonia Sotomayor Bares Her Soul In “My Beloved World”
June 21, 2013
One of my close friends, Shanelle Smith, shoved a thick book in my hands as we met for lunch. “You…
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Spanish-Language Books Finding A Tough Road To Bookshelves
June 18, 2013
On July 2, Atria Books will publish eight versions of a new autobiography, “Unbreakable: My Story, My Way,” by Jenni…
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Natasha Trethewey’s Bringing Poetry To The Masses
June 13, 2013
A 2009 National Endowment for the Arts study found that only 8 percent of adults read any poetry in the…
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“Can I Touch Your Hair?” NYC Exhibit Lets Passerby Explore Black Women’s Tresses
June 10, 2013
As an African-American woman, I’ve had strangers grab and rake their fingers through my hair (without my permission) on more…
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Congressman John Lewis Publishes Graphic Novel Of Civil Rights Movement
June 7, 2013
“Some of you may be asking: ‘Hey, John Lewis, why are you trying to write a comic book?’” said the…
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Lorraine Hansberry Biopic In Development
June 3, 2013
Films on Princess Diana, Steve Jobs, and Jimi Hendrix should make 2013 a rich year for biopics. An intriguing new…
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REVIEW: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Soars With “Americanah”
May 28, 2013
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Knopf, 477 pp., $26.95 Hair asserts itself on the first page of “Americanah,” a knowing, prickly…
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“Nollywood” Brings Adaptation of Adichie’s “Half of a Yellow Sun”
May 24, 2013
If you can’t find the art you want, make it yourself. That was famously the mindset of Jay-Z, when the…
