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NewsVIDEO: What’s Up With Our Nation’s Obsession With President Lincoln?
2003 winner Stephen L. Carter grants an interview with Glenn Reynolds, of InstaVision to talk about his latest book, The…
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5 Things You Don’t Know About The Anisfield-Wolf Ceremony
Each year we recognize several authors for their contributions to the ongoing conversation about race and diversity in the world….
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NewsVIDEO: Will We See A Big-Screen Adaptation of “The Warmth Of Other Suns”?
Interview with Isabel Wilkerson from Mayborn School of Journalism on Vimeo. To say there has been immense interest in Isabel…
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NewsVIDEO: Attending An All-White School
We live in a world that is dominated by the impact of race, class and diversity, but conversations about those…
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NewsVIDEO: Is Our Society Less Violent Than Any Other Time In History?
The events of the past few months have really been hard on the nation’s psyche. An uptick in mass murders…
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NewsVIDEO: Who Was The Most Important African American Leader Of The 19th Century?
Some of the world’s greatest historians—David W. Blight, Henry Louis Gates, Taylor Branch, etc.—are also Anisfield-Wolf award winners. They know…
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NewsUpcoming Events For Our 2012 Winners
We are roughly a month away from the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf ceremony and is customary, we are alerting fans to several…
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NewsFor Writers, Is What You Do Art Or Commerce?
When it comes to the writer’s life, sometimes you have to wonder how much the audience’s expectations play in to…
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Isabel Wilkerson On The Great Migration
During a stop to the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, Isabel Wilkerson described her desire to capture stories of the…
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NewsColson Whitehead Teaches You How To Write – Grab A Pen And Take Notes
We love it. We absolutely love it. When we read Colson Whitehead’s “How To Write,” we doubled over in laughter….
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NewsYoung Poet Recites Toi Derricotte’s Poetry
We thoroughly enjoy when younger audiences immerse themselves in the work of poets who have come before them. A young…
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NewsWe Would Pay Top Dollar Just To Hear Toni Morrison Speak
Anytime – and we do mean anytime – there is a new Toni Morrison interview or book or appearance, we…
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NewsOne Quote Explains Why We Love Zadie Smith
The press keeps coming for Zadie Smith, as her latest book, NW, will be hitting bookshelves in September. An excerpt…
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NewsVIDEO: Nam Le’s Thoughts On Book Critics, Favorite Authors And Essentials Of Novel Writing
What annoys you most about book critics? If you could have a drink with any author, who would it be?…
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Edwidge Danticat On Whether Art Is A Luxury Or Necessity
2005 Anisfield-Wolf winner Edwidge Danticat visited the Tavis Smiley show on PBS to discuss her latest work, Create Dangerously. She…
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NewsArnold Rampersad’s Peers Praise Him For Lifetime Achievement Win
For someone as storied as Arnold Rampersad, sometimes the best words of praise come not from awards jurors or book…
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NewsAdrian Nicole LeBlanc: “Stories Are Everywhere”
…If you know where to look. We enjoy getting writing advice from our winners because they’re so impossibly good at…
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NewsHave You Been Butchering Your Favorite Author’s Name?
We’re sticklers for learning how to pronounce all of our winners’ names. We don’t pat ourselves on the back for…
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NewsBiographer Arnold Rampersad Is The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Lifetime Achievement Winner
Arnold Rampersad, our 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winner, has a special tie to the Cleveland area, where our awards are hosted every…
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AuthorArnold Rampersad
Growing up as a schoolboy in Trinidad, I received an education in literature that some people might dismiss as ‘colonial.’ It nevertheless served me well in dealing with the complexities of American biography.