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    African-American Politics

    The Harlem Book Fair on Saturday, July 24 was located on West 135th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard in New York City. Panel discussions were held in the La…

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    We Won't Budge: An African Exile in the World

    Manthia Diawara discussed his memoir We Won’t Budge: An African Exile in the World, published by Basic Civitas. The title is the name of a song from his home land of Mali that has become a …

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    Writing as Activism Panel

    From the Harlem Book Fair, this panel discussed the topic of writing as activism. Some authors viewed their work as activism, while others hoped that their work would inspire activism, but f…

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    Visionary Writers on the Future of America

    Panelists spoke about visionary writers who helped transform society and the role of the black intellectual. After their discussion, they answered questions from the audience.

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    Black Genius

    In the inaugural lecture of a series on “Black Genius,” Film Director Spike Lee, an alumnus, spoke at New York University. He talked about his film work as a student and his subsequent care…

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