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James Baldwin and Richard Wright: What quarrel?

August 7, 2013 It was all very public, well documented. Wright had started out being the central inspiration.   Baldwin’s essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” and his essay collection also of that title, are obvious tributes to the long … Continue reading

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Sudan: George Clooney, Dave Eggers, Valentino Achak Deng

March 21, 2012 Last Friday George Clooney was arrested protesting the new humanitarian violations in Sudan. The Satellite Sentinel Project, which he co-founded with John Prendergast in October 2010, collects digital images analyzed by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and used … Continue reading

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