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News#HipHopEd = Science Mixed With Rap For An Ultimate Battle Of Skills
“I defy gravity/I am stronger than any force/I am Brooklyn” This isn’t a verse from one of Jay Z’s latest…
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NewsCleveland Public Library’s Brown Bag Book Club Features Anisfield-Wolf Authors
Meet our esteemed manager, Karen R. Long, at the Cleveland Public Library’s Brown Bag Book Club on Wednesday, August 21…
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NewsREVIEW: Eugene Gloria, My Favorite Warlord
by Kathleen Cerveny My Favorite Warlord, by Eugene Gloria, is the recipient of the 2013 Anisfield Wolf Book Award for…
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NewsAuthor Wendell Berry Wins Peace Prize
“In a time that spends so many words and dollars upon conflict, it is encouraging to be noticed for having…
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NewsNew Crowd-Funded Film Explores America’s “White Privilege” Problem
Thanks to generous supporters on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, anti-racism activist Tim Wise has raised more than $41,000 for a…
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NewsRita Dove On “Trayvon, Redux,” Her Poem Posted On The Root Three Days After The Verdict
by Rita Dove On Trayvon Martin, today I find myself at a loss for words — or rather, I used…
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NewsFinally! “Half Of A Yellow Sun” Trailer Hits The Web
After months of little publicity, the official trailer for “Half Of A Yellow Sun” has been released, weeks ahead of…
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NewsIf Violence Is Contagious, Then What Is The Cure?
Contrary to its pop culture rep as a hipster haven, Brooklyn has the unpleasant distinction of being the bloodiest of…
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NewsSurge Of International Students Shifts Landscape Of American Colleges
This August 14, the graduate program at Case Western Reserve University for a Masters of Finance will welcome 60 new…
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NewsYoung Gifted Local Poets To Grace The Stage At September’s Anisfield-Wolf Ceremony
One highlight of the annual Anisfield-Wolf awards ceremony is listening as a gifted local student reads aloud a poem of…
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NewsFacebook Profile Photos Turn Black In Anticipation Of George Zimmerman Verdict
As the George Zimmerman trial draws to a close, the simmer of daily conversation on social media has heated to a…
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News“Staring In The Mirror”: Prejudice, Biases and Fighting Human Nature
by Sally Wiener Grotta A recent Anisfield-Wolf blog post asked, “What Biases Are You Carrying?” In the blog, Attorney Louise…
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News“Twenty Feet From Stardom”: Powerful Voices Cement Background Singers’ Place In History
The gorgeous new documentary, “Twenty Feet from Stardom,” delivers several jolts of insight, including this small one: Women who can…
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NewsRevisiting The Voting Rights Act: Could You Pass A 1960s Literacy Test?
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?
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?
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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NewsWhat HBCUs Need To Survive
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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NewsREVIEW: Sonia Sotomayor Bares Her Soul In “My Beloved World”
One of my close friends, Shanelle Smith, shoved a thick book in my hands as we met for lunch. “You…
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NewsSpanish-Language Books Finding A Tough Road To Bookshelves
On July 2, Atria Books will publish eight versions of a new autobiography, “Unbreakable: My Story, My Way,” by Jenni…
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NewsNatasha Trethewey’s Bringing Poetry To The Masses
A 2009 National Endowment for the Arts study found that only 8 percent of adults read any poetry in the…