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October 20, 2015

Lin-Manuel Miranda adjusts travel plans to perform 'Hamilton' lead for Obama

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January 24, 2014

Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel makes big screen debut: ‘I, Frankenstein’

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January 18, 2014

Funeral held for writer-poet-activist Amiri Baraka, founder of Black Arts Movement

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January 10, 2014

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

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January 9, 2014

Amiri Baraka, poet and activist, dead at age 79

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December 19, 2013

'The Harvard Lampoon' elects 1st black, female president

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July 16, 2013

‘The Wire’ creator weighs in on Zimmerman verdict, says Florida lawmakers have ‘blood on their hands’

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May 28, 2013

Maya Angelou’s words of wisdom: ‘Love is the healing agent’

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March 22, 2013

Chinua Achebe inspired generations of Nigerian writers

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March 22, 2013

'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe dead at 82

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February 5, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Madu Eneli, teen author, pens middle school success guide

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June 18, 2012

Writer Erica Kennedy found dead in home

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