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8 prominent figures with ties to NC to know for Black History Month

Many prominent Black people we recognize — from civil rights activists to athletes and musicians, have ties to the Triangle and cities across North Carolina. ....

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How a Black writer in 19th-century America used humor to combat white supremacy

Black writers like Charles Chesnutt had to contend with a dilemma writers today know all too well: give the audience and editors what they want, or wallow in obscurity. ....

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CAS Lecture Series: Looking Under: New Archival Readings of Kimpa Vita

Kinitra Brooks is the Audrey and John Leslie Endowed Chair in Literary Studies in the Department of English at Michigan State University. Her current research focuses on portrayals of the Conjure Woman throughout history and in contemporary popular culture. She has co-edited The Lemonade Reader (Routledge 2019), an interdisciplinary collection that explores the nuances of ....

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Bessye Bearden: Renaissance Mom

She was mother to one of the stars of African-American art, but she also nurtured an entire generation of artists and civil rights advocates. Now her legacy is finally coming into focus. ....

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Olympus on Earth: Daniel H. Turtel’s The Family Morfawitz

Daniel H. Turtel’s delightful and frightful new novel, The Family Morfawitz, features one of the most uniquely unhappy families in literature.
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