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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…
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Harriet Tubman, American Hero
March 11, 2013
March 10th, 2013 was the 100th anniversary of the death of Harriet Tubman, a woman whose name is synonymous with…
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Anisfield-Wolf Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. Has Portrait Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery
March 8, 2013
We’ve long felt honored to have Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the nation’s most preeminent African American scholars, as…
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REVIEW: Does Mohsin Hamid’s “How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia” Deliver?
March 5, 2013
Somewhere, a canny business professor may be plotting to put Mohsin Hamid’s astringent new novel into an MBA course. It…
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Edwidge Danticat Lends Her Pen To The Film, “Girl Rising”
March 4, 2013
It’s something that most of us in America take for granted—the right to an education. We don’t think about what…
