>INTERVIEW: junot diaz================== http://www.counterpunch.org/waj04112008.htmlAn Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Junot DiazRevenge of the Ghetto NerdBy WAJAHAT ALI The Ghetto nerd came to America at age 6 with his impoverished Dominican family, like so many othersContinue reading

My husband and I went to our polling place here in Brooklyn at about 8:00. The line was orderly, straight, and moving… s-l-o-w-l-y. Moving, though. As we entered the school, about an hour later, weContinue reading

Keli Goff is a fabulous sister, the author of Party Crashing, and in the running to replace Tavis Smiley on The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Check out her site to see how well she’s representedContinue reading

I think I’ve taken a couple of days to respond to the massacre at Virginia Tech out of shock, sorrow, and – honestly – the feeling of fear these school-related shootings inspire. Even after havingContinue reading

Thanks, Marcia Mayne of Date with a Book for sending me this discussion between Randall Kennedy and John McWhorter on Black Sellouts. Thanks, Rob Fields, Bridgett Davis, and Stacey Patton, for sending me StuffWhitePeopleLike.com. Funny!Continue reading

Love it! Thanks, Farai and Val, for sending this to me. Warning: Lower the volume if you’re not at home. And Read a Book! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2038641925 Comment(s) § pittershawn said on : 08/23/07 @ 19:06 wow!Continue reading

Feel free to come out to any and all events! It would be great to see you. Victor OCTOBER 14 6:30 PM New School Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floorContinue reading

Ok, wowsa – THE LEDE | April 18, 2007 The Professor Who Said ‘Not in My Class’ Tom Zeller At the convocation last night, Nikki Giovanni led the crowd in a chant of ??Let?s goContinue reading

Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/06/07/usda-study-taxing-or-increasing-cost-of-sugary-beverages-can-lower-obesity-rates-116876 A United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study, ?Measuring Weight Outcomes for Obesity Intervention Strategies: The Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,? has found that increasing the price of sugary drinks by 20 percent wouldContinue reading

U p S o u t hYo u th Li t era r y Co n tes t 1stAnnual WRITING TOPIC:?Harlem is changing. New buildings, newstores, new people, new streets ? and theseare just theContinue reading

A Notice From Malaika Adero’s UpSouth: Harlem Comes to BrooklynThursday, August 14th from 7 ? 10pm The Up South, Inc and Amy Ruth?s RestaurantCelebrate the Up South International Book Festival 2008 SeasonAnd Amy Ruth?s newContinue reading

Up South, Inc. Presents VOICES AND VISIONS OF NEW AMERICAN DREAMS Celebrate the release of Farai Chideya?s fiction debut, Kiss the Sky. Hear memoirist Lori Tharps,poet Patricia Spears Jones, and Farai Chideya read excerpts fromContinue reading

Updates for National Black Writers Conference with Toni Morrison as Honorary Chair Effective 2.07.10 4:00 pm to 6:00 pmSpoken Word Poetry Café (Brooklyn Public Library)Staceyann Chinn and Willie Perdomo, Featured Poets Willie Perdomo added asContinue reading