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‘Don’t Look Back’: Refugee, plant worker writes of survival

As Achut Deng lay in her apartment bedroom in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, sickened alongside hundreds of

Associated Press / October 15, 2022

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Troubling questions unresolved in latest end to Till case

By her own telling, Mississippi authorities provided Carolyn Bryant Donham with preferential treatment rather than prosecution after her encounter with

Associated Press / August 13, 2022

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D. Watkins’ memoir challenges Black male stereotypes

D. Watkins’ newest book, “Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments,” explores his personal testimony as a Black boy who

Kayla Grant / July 6, 2022

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Tiffany Haddish’s next book, ‘I Curse You With Joy,’ due this fall

Book lovers haven’t heard the last of The Last Black Unicorn. Actress Tiffany Haddish, who scored a bestseller with her

Maiysha Kai / March 25, 2022

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Activist Donna Hylton fights for criminal justice reform after 27 years in prison

Trigger warning: This story involves content about rape and abuse. Criminal justice and women’s rights advocate Donna Hylton was incarcerated

Hannah Joy / March 12, 2022

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With ‘Red Lip Theology,’ Candice Marie Benbow rewrites her own narrative—and we can, too

One of the first things Candice Marie Benbow and I discovered we had in common was a love of red

Maiysha Kai / January 18, 2022

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Activists confront Porsha Williams for wearing fur to book signing

Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was confronted by animal rights activists for wearing fur during a book

Aisha Powell / December 12, 2021