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[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Donna Hemans, author of The House of Plain Truth, recommends Caribbean family sagas that expand the definition of "family." See Hemans’s list of the recommended novels below, and an introduction by the author. For descriptions and full review, visit Electric Lit. Hungry Ghosts by…
A report by Daniel José Older for The New York Times. Fifty years ago, the Young Lords evolved from a street gang to a political force. A report by Daniel José Older for The New York Times. Hiram Maristany laughs when I call to ask him about the famous Garbage Offensive. “Like so many things with the Young Lords, you got…
Driving down Markley Street in Norristown drivers might notice a pop of color on the side of Norristown Area School District’s Roosevelt campus.
Ijeoma Oluo on laughing and crying while reading By Amy Sutherland Globe Correspondent,Updated March 4, 2021, 2:28 p.m. Email to a Friend Ijeomo Oluo, a Nigerian-American writer, is the author of "So You Want to Talk About Race." In her newest book, âMediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America,â Ijeoma Oluo recounts and examines how the idea that white men deserve power is perpetuated and its effects on everyone. The Seattle native is also the author of the best-selling âSo You Want to Talk About Race.â She joins the Lowell Humanities Series for a virtual talk at ...
For Ijeoma Oluo, Books and Bedtime Are a Perfect Combination Credit...Jillian Tamaki Dec. 24, 2020 “Lately, I’ve been able to find a few minutes to read in bed each night after my family has gone to sleep,” says the author of “Mediocre,” “and it’s been absolutely heavenly.” What books are on your night stand? Right now I have “Wow, No Thank You,” by Samantha Irby, and an early copy of “The Prophets,” by Robert Jones Jr., on my night stand. Oh, and I also have a copy of “What Wood Is That?: A Manual of Wood Identification,” by Herbert L. Edlin (I’ve taken to buyin...