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NewsNew Film, “American Promise,” Follows One Young Boy Through 13 Years Of School
In at least one way, Joe Brewster sounds like most fathers. “I want my son to have the best education…
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NewsWhat’s In A Name? The Politics Behind Selecting Your Baby’s Name
Every afternoon, I wait in my children’s grade school library with the other parents for pick-up. The principal reads off…
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NewsAnisfield-Wolf Book Awards Profiled In Belt Magazine’s Premiere Issue
Several years ago, Clevelander Anne Trubek attended the Anisfield-Wolf ceremony with an interest in hearing that year’s crop of winners…
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NewsMust-See: Carrie Mae Weems At Cleveland Museum Of Art
Photographer and artist Carrie Mae Weems paused in front of more than 600 rapt listeners in late August to take…
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NewsHappy Birthday, Rita Dove
Anisfield-Wolf juror Rita Dove is 61 today. Her father, chemist Ray Dove, took her and her brother from Akron, Ohio,…
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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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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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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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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…
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NewsCongressman John Lewis Publishes Graphic Novel Of Civil Rights Movement
“Some of you may be asking: ‘Hey, John Lewis, why are you trying to write a comic book?’” said the…