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Jordan said he was inspired to get involved while he was watching demonstrations unfold in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer. The 31-year-old wanted to show his four children all of whom were born in New Orleans that he helped make a difference. I wanted to do something that makes them proud, Jordan said, per Just and Vargas. This is not a solution, this is not a completion . [but] we have a chance to create a positive impact in this way.
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Philip Roth: The Biography, by Blake Bailey W.W. Norton
W.W. Norton is suspending publication of a new Philip Roth biography in light of allegations of sexual misconduct by its author Blake Bailey.
According to The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, Bailey, who was an eighth grade English teacher in New Orleans in the 1990s, pursued sex with some of his former students in their young adulthood. Times Picayune reporter Ramon Antonio Vargas writes that three of his former students described sexual encounters with him with one accusing him of rape.
In addition, The New York Times reports that another woman, a publishing executive, has also accused Bailey of raping her several years ago while they were both overnight guests at the home of books critic Dwight Garner.
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Originally published on April 22, 2021 10:51 am
W.W. Norton is suspending publication of a new Philip Roth biography in light of allegations of sexual misconduct by its author Blake Bailey.
According to The Times Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, Bailey, who was an eighth grade English teacher in New Orleans in the 1990s, pursued sex with some of his former students in their young adulthood. Times Picayune reporter Ramon Antonio Vargas writes that three of his former students described sexual encounters with him with one accusing him of rape.
In addition, The New York Times reports that another woman, a publishing executive, has also accused Bailey of raping her several years ago while they were both overnight guests at the home of books critic Dwight Garner.
Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Publisher Suspends Shipping Of Blake Bailey Book wfdd.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wfdd.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.