Bim Adewumni reports on three black women at Kensington Publishing who bring romance novels with black protagonists to the marketplace.
Danielle Jackson
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The Sanctum of a Bloom
In a personal essay, Rosalind Bentley explores her family’s tradition of baking sand pear pies.
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William Barber Takes on Poverty and Race in the Age of Trump
Jelani Cobb profiles the Rev. Dr. William Barber, who has worked for the past three years to revive Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign.
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Why Beyoncé Placed HBCU’s at the Center of American Life
The singer’s latest performance helps expand the possibilities of what it looks like to be a black thinking person.
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A Kendrick Lamar Syllabus
The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s work always feels honest, as writers have found when they dive deep into his literary influences.
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Deana Lawson’s Kingdom of Restored Glory
Author Zadie Smith dives deep into the photography of Deana Lawson.
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Listening to the Words of Puerto Rican Poet Julia de Burgos After Hurricane Maria
Largely unknown, Julia de Burgos may have been Puerto Rico’s greatest poet.
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Could Paulette Jordan of Idaho Become the Country’s First Native American Governor?
In Idaho, former state representative Paulette Jordan faces a tough race to become the nation’s first Native American governor.
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‘The Fatal Conscience’: Julia de Burgos, Puerto Rico’s Greatest Poet
Molly Crabapple retraces the life of the great twentieth century Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos amid the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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Paulette Jordan is Running for Governor. Who Will Follow Her?
Anne Helen Petersen profiles former state representative Paulette Jordan in her bid to capture the Democratic nomination for governor of Idaho. A member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Jordan could be the first country’s Native American governor and Idaho’s first Democrat to hold the office since 1995.