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Write From The Start: My Mother, Fannie Mae Robinson
Our lit editor @bridgettmdavis honors her mom for setting an example of a writing life
To Sir, With Love: Chinua Achebe
Lit editor @bridgettmdavis thanks the towering Nigerian author for his influence on her own African tales
Q&A: Bryant Terry
A Q&A with one of the country’s most influential chefs and food justice activists. How’s that for a mouthful?
Mia McKenzie’s Open Letter to Quvenzhane Wallis
Writer Mia McKenzie gives us a beautiful antidote to @the Onion’s vile attack on the 9-year-old girl
GOOD READ: Rapper Kendrick Lamar & the Black Literary Tradition
Cultural critic Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah connects the dots for us.
Adventures In Cynicism
What gets rewarded in our culture? Generally it’s stories about the hopelessness and adversity of black life.
VIDEO: Self-Taught African Teen Wows M.I.T.
Need some inspiration? Meet 15-year-old Kelvin Doe from Sierra Leone.
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