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A Supersized List of October 2022 Books By Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read [UPDATED]
There are so many great new titles hitting the shelves in October we had to update it again.
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Tribeca Festival to Present Stacey Abrams With Inaugural Harry Belafonte Award Amid Juneteenth Programming
The Tribeca Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary, which is quite the special year. Not only because of the monumental commemoration itself, but because it is returning with a special format post-lockdown featuring a nice compromise of both in-person and virtual programming. This year, the New York-based festival will “highlight the voices of the African…
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It’s All Right to Say ‘White Supremacy’
Panelists Ask What ‘Racially Tinged’ Really Means Gregory’s 4 p.m. Service Called Too Late to Cover Clinton an Astute Media Critic in New Book Tribe Faulted for Indian Country Today Failures Chideya Named to J-Post at Ford Foundation Belton Officially Named Editor-in-Chief of The Root ‘Root 100’ Singles Out Black Journalists Short Takes A panel…
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Dick Gregory Honored During ‘Celebration of Life’ Service
Thousands lined up outside the City of Praise Family Ministries church outside Washington, D.C., on Saturday to celebrate the life of comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who died Aug. 19. As the crowd waited for the doors to open, some sang freedom songs like “Ella’s Song” and the black national anthem, “Lift Every…
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Texans Are Asked: What About When You Need Immigrants to Rebuild?
All Hands on Duty for Hurricane Harvey ‘I Was Scared They Were Going to Kill Him’ An Eye-Opener on Just Who Trump Pardoned The Athletic Admits Narrow Hiring Circle Newseum CEO Out as Financial Review Begins How About Statues of Lee’s, Guevara’s Victims? The Day Dick Gregory ‘Shocked’ San Antonio Short Takes “Tropical Storm Harvey…
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Newsroom Leaders Fired at L.A. Times
Ousted Chief Was Only Person of Color on Masthead Gregory Was Especially Fond of Black Journalists Where Is Outcry for Victims of Massive Mudslide? Charlottesville Paper Blames Black Vice Mayor SPJ Says Journalists Should Speak Out on Bias Univision CEO Unequivocal on White Supremacists ‘Comically Late’ and ‘Breathtakingly Stupid’ White Men Aren’t Really ‘Out of…
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Comedian and Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory Dead at 84
Comedian Dick Gregory—who attacked racism through a biting and satirical style of comedy, and was equally well-known for his civil rights activism and advocacy of an austere health regimen—died Saturday, Aug. 19, at the age of 84. Gregory’s family confirmed his death with a post on Instagram. Born Oct. 12, 1932, in St. Louis, Gregory…
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Comedian Dick Gregory Hospitalized
Eighty-four-year-old comedian Dick Gregory has been hospitalized with a serious, but undisclosed, medical condition, according to his son Christian Gregory, who broke the news on Facebook. Although Christian Gregory said that his father should be released “within the next few days,” he added: “When it comes to sickness and disease, one’s age is highly significant.…