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Clint Smith on W.E.B. Du Bois, 'The Warmth of Other Suns,' and the Book That Broke His Heart
Elle via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe award-winning author of 'How the Word is Passed' and 'Above Ground' on W.E.B. Du Bois, 'The...
Opinion: Misplaced indignation over 1619 Project and teaching of US racial history
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoH. Philip West Jr. was executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island before his retirement. He is...
‘Origin’ Review: Ava DuVernay’s Monumental Look at ‘Caste’ Frames America’s Most Difficult...
Variety via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn “Origin,” Ava DuVernay weaves a centuries- and continents-spanning narrative feature around the...
Deandre Ayton, Trail Blazers seeking warmth, trust and patience in new partnership
Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoDeandre Ayton needs a fresh start, and the Portland Trail Blazers hope to be fertile land for the...
Freedom Awards 2022: Civil Rights Museum names honorees
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil Rights historian Taylor Branch, FedEx founder Fred Smith and Isabel Wilkerson, author of the...
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ Screenplay Will Be Pushed as Original, Not Adapted (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 8 months agoContrary to early prognostication by pundits, Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay’s film Origin will be...
Southern University Law Center event about disparities in health care
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Southern University Law Center is hosting an event focused on...
Oscars: ‘Origin’ Script Deemed Adapted by Academy, Despite Being Classified as Original by Writers...
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn one of the odder twists of this awards season, the script that Ava DuVernay wrote for her film...
‘Origin’ May Be the Most Important Biopic of a Book Ever Made
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 5 months agoUsing Isabel Wilkerson's Caste as a starting point, Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay turns the making of...
Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’ is the latest One Book, One Chicago title. It feels like a provocation.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Chicago Public Library’s One Book, One Chicago program, now in its 21st year, has asked the city to read familiar favorites (“Pride and Prejudice”), harrowing memoirs (Elie Wiesel’s “Night ...