Saidiyah Hartman was sitting in a bar in Durban, South Africa when she got the news: she had just been awarded a…

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• N.Y. Times Writer on Race Receives Prestigious Award

The best way to start any day is with some black excellence, and today that cup runneth the hell over. The list of…