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NewsDavid W. Blight On Voter Suppression — Then And Now
For all the words we could pick to describe this election cycle, one word that most of us would agree…
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News“The Great Migration Is The Story Of Most African-Americans” – Isabel Wilkerson
A full two years after her acclaimed book, The Warmth of Other Suns, was published, Isabel Wilkerson continues to work…
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NewsVIDEO: The Danger Of The Single Story
In this TED talk, Chimamanda Adichie discusses the danger of the single story—that is, how powerful individual stories about a country can…
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NewsJunot Diaz, Louise Erdrich Named Finalists For The National Book Awards
We keep on telling you how terrific 2012 is shaping up for Junot Diaz and the accolades keep coming. Today, he and…
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NewsVIDEO: Stephen L. Carter Discusses His Book, “The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln”
Sometimes we see a longer video on YouTube and we consider passing on promoting it here because honestly, who wants…
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NewsVIDEO: Jill Lepore Explores The History Of Presidential Campaigns
In an extremely heated election season, sometimes it’s worth taking a moment to breathe. With millions being spent in ads…
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NewsLiterature Gets Social With Twitter Chats
Everything today is social. From watching the Emmys, All this social media has given rise to Twitter chats (the 2012…
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NewsJunot Diaz Wins 2012 MacArthur “Genius” Grant
We think it’s safe to say that 2012 is a great year for Junot Diaz. He just released his third…
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NewsVIDEO: 2012 Winner David W. Blight Speaks At Cleveland’s City Club
Yale professor David W. Blight spoke at the esteemed City Club the day after our Anisfield-Wolf ceremony to speak about…
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NewsJunot Diaz: “I Have Three Storage Units. All Books.”
Do you have to be a voracious reader to be a splendid writer? Some might argue that consuming mass quantities…
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NewsJoin The Conversation On The Anisfield-Wolf Awards Facebook Page
The whole world is social networking like crazy and so are we! We enjoy having this space here to talk…
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NewsZadie Smith On New Novel, NW: “I Feel That This Book Is The First Book I’ve Really Written As An Adult”
When Zadie Smith comes out with a new novel after a multiyear hiatus, it’s news. Not just to the literary…
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NewsCleveland State University Salutes Zora Neale Hurston With Literary Conference
1943 winner Zora Neale Hurston left behind an incredible legacy. One of her greatest gifts, Their Eyes Were Watching God, celebrates…
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Did You Miss The Anisfield-Wolf Award Ceremony? Don’t Miss The Repeat Broadcast
We know how much of an honor it is to be able to dedicate a night of our lives to…
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NewsBright, Poised Cleveland Third-Grader Dazzles Anisfield-Wolf Crowd With Powerful Poem
Isabella Rodriguez, a third-grader from Cleveland’s Walls Elementary School, joined us on Thursday during the Anisfield-Wolf ceremony to recite for…
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