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Authors of color accuse big publishers of showing no love

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POSTSCRIPT'D - All over the Internet and the blogosphere, writers of color lament the difficulty in getting a deal from mainstream publishing’s Big Six: Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Penguin Group, Random House and Simon & Schuster...
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First lady Serita Jakes has her 'own wings'

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theGRIO Q&A - We know her as the wife of Bishop TD Jakes, the gifted pastor, orator, best-selling author, successful movie producer, and the founder and spiritual leader of the Potter's House ministries in Dallas, Texas...
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'Awkward Black Girl' web series is clicking

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theGRIO REPORT - In a world where we rarely see young African-American lead characters in comedic roles that aren't stereotypical, 'Awkward Black Girl' can feel like a breath of fresh air....
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Malcolm X trove hidden during family feud

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A feud over the estate of Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X, has created divisions among the couple's six daughters and has resulted in something none of them had intended...
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TheGrio's 100: Joshua Bennett, slam poet promotes dialogue about diaspora

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TheGrio's 100 - Joshua Bennett is no stranger to house shows. But his work found a bigger stage recently at the White House...
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TheGrio's 100: Edwidge Danticat, Haitian novelist records her country's history

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TheGrio's 100 - Edwidge Danticat writes novels to convey the deep and troubled history of her home, Haiti: a culturally rich, tragedy-prone country that most Americans know little about...
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TheGrio's 100: Lolis Eric Elie, preserving NOLA history in multiple mediums

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TheGrio's 100 - Lolis Eric Elie's passion for history and storytelling intersected with his home city's destruction at the hands of Hurricane Katrina in 2005...
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Man gets 33 months for threatening Obama in poem

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The 28-year-old claims that he wrote the poem because he was upset over his mother's death and he had just been indoctrinated as a white supremacist...
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Mass. town makes peace with WEB Du Bois legacy

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts (AP) - Since Du Bois' death in Ghana in 1963, the civil rights activist and scholar has drawn praise for his writings but scorn from residents...
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'For Colored Girls' author finds 'few flaws' in film version

Christopher Nelson
theGRIO Q&A - Ntozake Shange spoke with theGrio about the film adaptation of her famous play and about her most recent work 'Some Sing, Some Cry'...
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