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Anisfield-Wolf Fellow Profiled In The Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 10, 2013
Lisa Nielson, Anisfield-Wolf Fellow in Case Western Reserve University’s SAGES program, was profiled in the Plain Dealer’s “My Cleveland” column….
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Author Angela Johnson Mesmerizes Crowd At Multicultural Literature Conference
April 8, 2013
Gary Schmidt, the lanky author of winning children’s novels such as “The Wednesday Wars” and “Okay for Now,’ stood up…
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Malala Yousafzai To Write Memoir About Her Fight For Girls’ Education
April 3, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban last fall for being a vocal advocate for…
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Pledge To Read Every Day For The Month Of April
April 1, 2013
Did you know that fewer than half of U.S. families read to their kindergarten-age children on a daily basis? That children…
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“Less Than Human”: How One Professor Explores Deeper Meaning Behind Dehumanization
March 29, 2013
By Lisa Nielson, Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow Lisa Nielson is the Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University. She has…
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Junot Diaz Promotes “Freedom University” On The Colbert Report
March 28, 2013
One of our most accomplished, “visible” authors has to be Junot Diaz, hands down. He is at ease on the…
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Toni Morrison Speaks To Cadets At West Point After “Home” Finds Place In Their English Curriculum
March 25, 2013
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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Celebrated Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe Dies At 82
March 22, 2013
During my freshman year at Kent State University, I was a little wary when I saw one of the books…
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Kwame Anthony Appiah Speaks On National Honor At Severance Hall Lecture
March 20, 2013
American philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah is not allowed into China. He mentioned this fact at the end of his well-attended…
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Joyce Carol Oates’ Latest Novel, “The Accursed,” Has Fans Buzzing
March 18, 2013
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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Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young Jr. On 50th Anniversary of “Letter From Birmingham Jail”
March 14, 2013
Boston—U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young turns 81 this week. He was barely into his 30s when he traveled with the Rev….
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“Warmth Of Other Suns” Named The 2013 Selection For Chicago’s City-Wide Book Club
March 13, 2013
With so much negative news spilling out of Chicago each day, we’re happy to see at least one bright spot…
