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Amanda Gorman’s Dutch translator forced to quit because of race—a call for cultural segregation Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, the winner of the International Booker Prize for the debut novel The Discomfort of Evening, has been forced to resign as translator of Amanda Gorman’s poetry into Dutch. Gorman is the young African-American woman who recited a work at Joe Biden’s inauguration January 20, to undeserved media acclaim. Amanda Gorman, Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (Source: Facebook) Rijneveld, who is transgender, was chosen by Gorman herself, and approved by the publisher, Meulenhoff. Rising...

runs essay contest The nonprofit Camp Pendleton Historical Society is running an essay contest focused on the base’s history open to undergraduate students enrolled at San Diego County colleges and universities. Essays should delve into the history of the land now known as Camp Pendleton. Essays can be up to 5,000 words and will be judged on historical accuracy, historical interest, organization and presentation. The first-place prize is $1,000; second place, $500. A letter of application for entry into the contest with name, address, school, area of interest and tentative title of essay mu...

by Jerome Weeks 15 Feb 2021 6:00 PM Nearly a century in the life of one Black church song — from spiritual to Sam Cooke to Bruce Springsteen. Plus a coded message against oppression. Image: shutterstock.com CTA TBD Image: shutterstock.com The Black church standard, “O Mary Don’t You Weep,” undoubtedly began before the Civil War as a “slave song.” It would have been sung without instruments, possibly at secret church gatherings at a time when Southern slave owners were trying to control Christianity among Blacks. They wanted to emphasize only those Biblical passages that pushed o...

Lauren Onkey NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month by featuring four weeks of Tiny Desk (home) concerts and playlists by Black artists spanning different genres and generations each week. The lineup includes both emerging and established artists who will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time. This celebration highlights the beautiful cornucopia of Black music and our special way of presenting it. We hope you enjoy. Meshell Ndegeocello's Tiny Desk (home) concert feels like a narrative film. Shot in vivid black and white, the concert includes songs from ...

Luther College pays tribute to James Baldwin during Black History Month Search: January 27, 2021 Luther College has events planned throughout the month of February to encourage everyone to celebrate the work and achievements of people of color during Black History Month. Viewing information and links to attend all of the live, virtual events can be found on Luther's online events calendar at luther.edu/events. This year's events feature author and activist James Baldwin. Through film showings, lectures, discussions and performances, audience members will have the opportunity to deepen their k...