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Amanda Gorman lands cover of Vogue’s May issue

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#GrioAuthorsCircle: Clint Smith reads excerpt from new book ‘Counting Descent’

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Dr. William Grier, co-author of 'Black Rage,' dies at 89

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13 year old becomes a published author of two books

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Nigerian author Ngozi Adichie wins fiction prize

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theGrio’s 100: MK Asante, multifaceted storyteller, uses ‘edutainment’ to stimulate youth

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Amiri Baraka dead: The legendary author and activist was Newark's 'quintessential figure'

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Amiri Baraka, poet and activist, dead at age 79

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Google honors Zora Neale Hurston with a Doodle on her birthday

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Alice Walker film captivates audience at BronzeLens Film Festival

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Journals of Alice Walker coming in 2017

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NC school system lifts ban on 'Invisible Man'

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Elmore Leonard, author whose work inspired ‘Jackie Brown’, dead at 87

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Author-critic Albert Murray dead at 97

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Coolio auctioning music royalties to fund new career as chef and author

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Living with Sickle Cell Disease: A journey from hospital bed to author

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‘I Am A Father’ author says absentee dads shouldn’t overshadow devotion of loving fathers

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Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral

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Maya Angelou honors mom, grandmother in new book

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Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list

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