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The somber procession of ashes was led by a new generation of the Black Panther Party movement, a final farewell fit for a Panther from a different era.
In black berets, they raised clenched fists in the air, saluting the velvet-encased urn topped with a matching beret.
Trunnell Levett Price was among the last of San Diego’s original Black Panthers. He was memorialized Saturday not only for the fight he embarked on some 50 years earlier, but for mentoring a crop of young activists who are carrying on the iconic movement’s legacy today.
Price died Jan. 26 at the age of 71 after a long battle with lung disease.
10 Books by Black Authors That Will Expand Your Worldview By Amanda Wowk • February 16, 2021 • Travel Tips
These 10 books written by Black authors conjure a strong sense of place, celebrate Black voices, and help readers better understand the Black experience. You’ll travel across countries, continents, and time and expand your worldview in the process.
1. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Winner of the Booker Prize, Girl, Woman, Other captures the complexities of what it means to be a Black woman in modern-day Britain, while masterfully peeling back the curtain on Britain’s colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.
London-based, Anglo-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo is the author of eight books ranging in genre from poetry to short story to drama to criticism. She is the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize.
NBCC Awards Finalists Announced Jan 24, 2021
On January 24, the National Book Critics Circle announced 30 finalists in six categories for its annual awards honoring the best books of the previous publishing year. The finalists were named at a virtual make-up ceremony celebrating the winners of last year s awards; although the winners were previously announced, last year s ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic.
In addition, finalists for the 2020 John Leonard Prize for Best First Book were announced, and winners were named for the $1,000 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing and the Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement. The winner of the Balakian Citation, recognizing outstanding work by a member of the NBCC, is the