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Nostrand Avenue: Review
Nostrand Avenue proves its basic point: racism traumatizes and belittles Black men, women and communities. By the end, arsonists have torched many of Bed-Stuy’s historical landmarks, effectively symbolizing gentrification’s insidious function.
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Kalisha Buckhanon: Interview
With the release of her new book, Solemn, we revisit Kalisha Buckhanon’s interview with Tara Betts, which appeared in Mosaic #23 in fall 2008. ——————————————- When I was growing up in Kankakee, Illinois, Kalisha Buckhanon and I crossed paths in so many ways. We were both looking for ways to accomplish something. When I was…
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Mosaic 23
12/2008 The Holistic Writer: An Interview with Kalisha Buckhanon by Tara BettsHealing Words: an Interview with Opal Palmer Adisa by D. Scot Miller The Darker Mask Allegory for a New Literature by Christopher Chambers Excerpt Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon Poems by Opal Palmer Adisa Breaking Point I Breaking Point IV Reviews Conduit: Poems by Khadijah Queen Gentleman…
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Mosaic 22
08/2008 The Transitional Voice of Walter Dean Myers by Ozioma EgwuonwuNikki Giovanni: Personal Politics by Nicole Sealey Poems by Nikki Giovanni Beautiful Black Men My First Memory (of Librarians) Excerpt Sunrise Over Falluja by Walter Dean Myers Editorial: A Friend I Did Know Phebus Etienne (1964-2007) Emerging From Silence by Randal Horton Reviews Ida: A Sword…