Colson Whitehead Wins Award
Colson Whitehead continues to excel in the world of literature. Whitehead wins the Gotham Prize for his book Crooked Manifesto. [AP News]
June 8, 2024
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“The Buffalo Hunt” is an oil on canvas painting in the Expressionism style created by Horace Pippin in 1933. This work is in the public domain.
Mami’s Daughter
In the largest rivers of Nigeria, there dwells a beautiful woman.
Blessing Nnate
The Fire This Time
It spread and flickered and licked the…
Susan L. Pollet
Sweet Tooth
It was a great date.
Megan Petronella
And Other Reasons
Lying awake…
Anne Mikusinki
My Mother’s First Husband and Us
My mother has been married three times, which she might sheepishly admit to you…
Marcus Knoke
Why I Love Strangers More Than Friends
“Hey, how are you, what can I get for you?”
Sam Hendrian
Do You Know
Was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His novel House Made of Dawn was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969
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Durham: A Capital of the Black Middle Class
Durham offers none of the color and creative life we find among…
E. Franklin Frazier
The Man in the Iron Mask
Chapter XVIII: A Night at the Bastile
Pain, anguish, and suffering in human life…
Alexandre Dumas
The Conquest
Chapter III: Chicago, Chasing A Will-O-The-Wisp
That was on Sunday morning three hundred miles south of Chicago…
Oscar Micheaux
The Purpose
Over and over the task was set…
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Brothers Grimm
In the article The Brothers Grimm Did Much More Than Tell Fairy Tales, Smithsonian Magazine sheds light on a significant find, where 27 previously unknown works from the private collection of the Brothers Grimm have been uncovered. This discovery adds
June 2, 2024
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Franz Kafka
Frank Kafka is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th century literature. Kafka and his lasting legacy is brought into focus in this article Who was Franz Kafka and why is he more popular than ever? [DW]
June 2, 2024
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Harlem Renaissance
In the article, Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers, writer Anthony B. Pinn explains how visual and literary artists during the Harlem Renaissance embraced a more complex portrayal of Black life,
June 2, 2024
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Minneapolis Library
Public libraries play an important role in society. Minnesota Public Radio shares a story about how a Minneapolis library offers books, snacks, socks, and a safe space to sleep for the homeless. [MPR News]
June 1, 2024
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