Kevin Young

2 months ago | rsn.org | Kevin Young

ALSO SEE: James Baldwin | A Letter From a Region in My Mind The essay served as a definitive diagnosis of American race relations. Events soon gave it the force of prophecy. The reputation of the writer James Baldwin rose and fell during his lifetime, but since his death, in 1987, his star has only ascended.

Dec 11, 2024 | newyorker.com | Kevin Young

Her many books explored this rich terrain of Black thought, one marked by anger and beauty and wry social commentary. Her often lowercase, barely punctuated lines weren’t afraid to brag, as in her popular “ego trippin”—which tapped into the tradition of the Black boast that stretches from Bo Diddley to Kendrick Lamar—or to speak to revolutionary uncertainty, which she made funny and fierce as few others did.

Nov 24, 2024 | independent.ng | Kevin Young

Plagiarism is always aspirational. In a wish to have someone else take their place, or supply their words, plagiarists generally steal something better than they might write themselves. In this way, though it may seem an anxiety about status or a nervousness about originality, plagiarism paradoxically displays privilege—the belief that I could’ve thought of it if I’d had enough time or desire. This is one reason that while the hoax regularly refers to race, plagiarism is about class.

Jul 31, 2024 | hppr.org | Max McCoy |Ned Blackhawk |Kevin Young |Elaine Weiss

More of Seven Books Plus – A Reading List to Save Democracy – Part IIIby Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoyhttps://kansasreflector.com/2024/07/07/seven-books-for-the-7th-of-july-a-reading-list-to-save-democracy/?emci=542b4462-e83b-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&emdi=a4c99c4c-3f3c-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&ceid=116925 (Edited and used with permission.)Democracy Awakening (2023) by Heather Cox RichardsonThe title comes from Walt Whitman, who wrote in 1871: “We have frequently printed the word Democracy.

May 1, 2024 | headtopics.com | Kevin Young |BYU Basketball

📆 5/1/2024 6:12 PM📰 SInow⏱ Reading Time:43 sec. here4 min. at publisher📊 Quality Score:News: 27%Publisher: 63% Kevin Young News BYU Basketball,Chris BurgessOn Wednesday, Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program announced the hiring of Chris Burgess as an assistant coach. The Cougars hired Burgess away from rivalUtah where he was also an assistant coach. This will be Burgess' second stint at BYU. He was an assistant at BYU from 2019-2022 under head coach Mark Pope.