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Anthology Of Native Nations Poetry Is A ‘Doorway,’ Says Editor And Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through collects the work of more than 160 poets. “A poem opens up time, it opens up memory, it opens up place,” says Harjo, U.S. Poet Laureate. Continue Reading Anthology Of Native Nations Poetry Is A ‘Doorway,’ Says Editor And Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
French Film ‘Cuties’ Calls Out The Hypersexualization Of Young Girls – And Gets Criticized
The new French film, Cuties, is about an 11-year old Senegalese Muslim girl growing up in Paris and struggling with the contradictions between her strict upbringing and the demands of social media. Continue Reading French Film ‘Cuties’ Calls Out The Hypersexualization Of Young Girls – And Gets Criticized
Author Yaa Gyasi Says Writing Can Be ‘An Act Of Love And Justice’
Gyasi’s debut novel, Homegoing, won a PEN/Hemingway Award. Her follow-up, Transcendent Kingdom, draws on Gyasi’s life as the daughter of immigrants from Ghana. Continue Reading Author Yaa Gyasi Says Writing Can Be ‘An Act Of Love And Justice’
First Chinese-Language Production Of ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ Is Staged In Beijing
Lorraine Hansberry’s play is about a Black family’s struggle against racism in 1950s Chicago. At the Beijing People’s Art Theatre, director Ying Da is working to bring that story to Chinese audiences. Continue Reading First Chinese-Language Production Of ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ Is Staged In Beijing
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Vesper Flights’ Offers Hope To A World In Desperate Need Of It
In her first book since the critically acclaimed H Is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald urges us to reconsider our relationship with the natural world — and fight to preserve it. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: ‘Vesper Flights’ Offers Hope To A World In Desperate Need Of It
‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Cancer At Age 43
A statement on posted to the actor’s Twitter on Friday said Boseman had battled colon cancer for the last four years. Continue Reading ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Cancer At Age 43
‘Finish The Fight’ Book Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For The Right To Vote
The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to take a closer look at stories of women of the movement — those we think we already know, and those that have been lost to history. Continue Reading ‘Finish The Fight’ Book Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For The Right To Vote
Sterling K. Brown: Black Actors Have Waited ‘A Long Time To Be Fully Recognized’
Brown has made Emmy history this year — nominated as best lead actor in a drama series for This Is Us and best supporting actor in a comedy series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Continue Reading Sterling K. Brown: Black Actors Have Waited ‘A Long Time To Be Fully Recognized’
FILM REVIEW: Wild And Daring, ‘Tesla’ Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor
Ethan Hawke plays the famed Serbian American inventor in a new film that reminds us what a modern creature Tesla was — a figure from the past who never stopped pointing the way to the future. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Wild And Daring, ‘Tesla’ Captures The Spirit Of An Unorthodox Inventor
‘I Promise’ This Is A Message Book Your Kids Will Love
Kids’ books columnist Juanita Giles says message books are often nutritious and boring — but LeBron James’s new I Promise combines beautiful art with real emotional impact that her kids loved. Continue Reading ‘I Promise’ This Is A Message Book Your Kids Will Love
Good Thinking: How Rodin Ensured The Financial Future Of His Paris Museum
The Rodin Museum in Paris is selling sculptures to pay the bills — and that’s exactly as the artist intended. When he died in 1917, Rodin left the museum plaster casts for just this purpose. Continue Reading Good Thinking: How Rodin Ensured The Financial Future Of His Paris Museum
In ‘Finna,’ Poet Nate Marshall Is ‘All About What Happens Next’
Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase “fixing to,” which is all about what happens next. Continue Reading In ‘Finna,’ Poet Nate Marshall Is ‘All About What Happens Next’
