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Achy Obejas presents her “Ruins”
“Achy Obejas writes like an angel: flush with power, vision and hope … one of the Caribbean’s most important writers.” Junot Diaz, author of Drown, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Achy Obejas, author of “We Came All the Way From Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?” and “Memory Mambo” (stories of…
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I am Not Sidney Poitier
“Not Sidney Poitier is an amiable young man in an absurd country. The sudden death of his mother orphans him at age eleven, leaving him with an unfortunate name, an uncanny resemblance to the famous actor, and, perhaps more fortunate, a staggering number of shares in the Turner Broadcasting Corporation.
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Choosing Food
Yes, I love Englewood. I love the people because they refuse to quit. I love the vacant lots because I can envision growth. I love the schools because I can envision a child learning to read and developing a love for knowledge. Block by block, Englewood shall rise and reclaim our children and community, and…
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Book Review: More than just Race
(Norton Press, 2009) According to William Julius Wilson, author of More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (in stores March 2009), “the disproportionate number of low-skilled black males in this country is one of the legacies of historical segregation and discrimination”. This statement cuts cleanly the notion that class-ism is…
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No Coast, Schmo Coast…
a bit about No Coast….(thanks, Time Out Chicago) NOTE: I am all about… 1. Pilsen 2. Trippy-ass bookstores
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