Q&A: Author Allison Hoover Bartlett on the curious psyche of a rare-book thief Nov 8, 2009
He built a veritable library of stolen books - first editions of children s classics; autographed copies of great novels such as Thomas Hardy s Mayor of Casterbridge and Ralph Ellison s Invisible Man. The extent of his thefts, and the whereabouts of many books, is still not fully known. (Boston Globe)
Sarah Wright, 80; chronicled Depression-era black experience Oct 5, 2009
While novelists like James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison had explored the black male experience, Ms. Wright s novel was among the first to focus on the confluence of race, class, and sex. Republished by the Feminist Press in 1986 and again in 2002, This Child s Gonna Live remains in print today. (Boston Globe)
Suffering in Modern African-America... Aug 17, 2009
It is suffering that creates the illusion of invisibility in Ralph Ellison s Invisible Man. Even Barack Obama s Dreams from My Father demonstrates that at the core of a person is his suffering and how he deals with it. (Suite101.com)
The reluctant poster boy Jul 23, 2009
Man Gone Down is rife with quotations from the poetry of T.S. Eliot, and references to F.Scott Fitzgerald and Moby-Dick mingle with allusions to the work of Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry. The novel's title reflects Thomas's broad interests and erudition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
interview with Joseph ONeill Jul 14, 2009
When I started reading properly, I loved Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. That was a very powerful voice. (Harper's Magazine)
Why Shelby Steele Is Right Jun 30, 2009
What we are witnessing, even as we revel in the historic significance of Obamas presidency, is a deepening of our national pathologya scandalous silence about the various ways racism continues to impact the lives of many of our fellow citizensas some seek to get shut, as Ralph Ellison would say, of blackness. When, for example, conservative opponents of Sotomayor derisively speak of her nomination as the latest instance of bad identity politics, they in effect proclaim that race... (Slate)
Another View: Americans were what they ate Jun 1, 2009
One, the Federal Writers Project, operated in all 48 states and employed more than 4,500 writers, including Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Claude McKay, Conrad Aiken, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Kenneth Patchen, John Cheever and Kenneth Rexroth. By February 1943, when the WPA was closed down, these writers had published 1 million words about America. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Conservatism Has Much to Offer Black Americans Apr 13, 2009
Zora Neal Hurston (1891-1960), Langston Hughes (1902-1967), Ralph Ellison (1914-1994), and Alain Lock (1885-1954) were all gifted conservative black writers from the Harlem Renaissance. Although many people do not think of Martin Luther King as a conservative, he championed many of the same principles as today's black conservatives, arguing for quality education, personal integrity, public morality, equal treatment under the law, and a colorblind society. (Human Events Online)
Richard Wright Immortalized on Postage Apr 9, 2009
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'Book of Rhymes' spells out hip-hop's artistry Apr 3, 2009
" He calls on the words of Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin, among others, to defend the rough slang and graphic realism of the art.If hip-hop's illicit tales should be considered acts of creation just as the macabre stories of Stephen King are, Bradley notes that "horror music" is just one of hip-hop's many literary approaches. If some MCs are like screenwriters, he suggests, others are investigative reporters, biographers, and memoirists, even comedians, children's authors, and spiritualists.If... (Boston Globe)
Filmmaker illuminates city's invisible residents Mar 28, 2009
The tale of their journey to adulthood, Invisible City, asks a question first posed by Ralph Ellison in his 1952 novel Invisible Man: "To whom can I be responsible, and why should I be, when you refuse to see me?". "For the most part, these kids do not have a mainstream voice," Mr. Davis said. (Globe and Mail)
The Burden-of-Success Theory Mar 1, 2009
Ralph Ellison published his first novel, , in 1952 ... Is Osama Bin Laden the Ralph Ellison of terrorism. (Slate)
Black History Month events Feb 13, 2009
Authors on display represent a mixing of African, Caribbean, European and Native American cultures within the U.S. Featured writers include Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, W.E.B. DuBois, Ralph Ellison, Charles Gordone, Lorraine Hansberry, Derek Walcott and Richard Wright. The exhibit showcases these writers through portraits, quotes and writings. (The Battalion, TX)
Procrastination Feb 8, 2009
": How we got a word for "putting things off," by Ben Zimmer. Posted May 14, 2008." : Did Truman Capote and Ralph Ellison have writer's blockor were they just chronic procrastinators. " by Jessica Winter. Posted May 14, 2008.Thursday": All the stuff we never got around to including in the special issue," by Daniel Engber. Posted May 15, 1008.Share this article on DiggShare this article on Buzz": How economists think about procrastination," by Ray Fisman. Posted May 15, 2008.": Workers of the... (Slate)
