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Black, Brown, & Beige: Surrealist Writings from Africa and the Diaspora: Review
Black, Brown, & Beige: Surrealist Writings from Africa and the Diaspora (The Surrealist Revolution) by Franklin Rosemont (Editor), Robin D.G. Kelley (Editor) University of Texas Press Review by D. Scot Miller “This is only a preliminary warning,” is how Etienne Lero opened his 1932 “Legitime Defense Manifesto” for the publication bearing the same name. And since…
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Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts… wins Whiting Award | LATimes.com
The Whiting Foundation announced its 2012 literary award recipients Tuesday. The 10 authors will each receive a $50,000 grant, no strings attached. The Whiting Awards are geared to help extraordinary new writers find the footing to achieve success. Awards are made to poets, novelists, short-story writers, playwrights and writers of nonfiction.