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    Celebration of Zora Neale Hurston

    Carla Kaplan was joined by actors Avery Brooks and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and authors Jill Nelson and Brian Keith Jackson in a celebration of the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston. Also …

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    Finding Martha\'s Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island

    Ms. Nelson was interviewed at the New York Times Great Read in the Park about her book Finding Martha’s Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island, published by Doubleday. She describ…

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    A Conversation Among Great African Americans

    Portraying African-American historical figures, participants had a conversation about African-American history in order to provide an insight into the current status of African-Americans and…

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    Police Brutality: An Anthology

    Moderated by the editor, Jill Nelson, some of the contributors to Police Brutality: An Anthology, published by W.W. Norton & Company, read from their chapters and answered questions from the…

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    Featured Guest

    Jill Nelson discussed headline news and her book. She responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

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    Newspaper Roundtable

    In the newspaper roundtable, Jill Nelson of USA Today and Roger Hedgecock of KOGO Newstalk Radio talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes and elec…

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    Straight, No Chaser

    Author Jill Nelson talked about her new book, Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman, which examined her experiences during her life and career. She is currently a columnis…

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    90th Birthday Tribute to Dorothy West

    Author Dorothy West, the last survivor of the Harlem Renaissance, was honored during a celebration commemorating her 90th birthday and her work. Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree modera…

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    Newspaper Roundtable

    Jill Nelson and Carmen Pate talked about current news stories of interest to them and took audience calls, faxes, and electronic mail.

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