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1 month ago | fltimes.com | Joel Freedman |Tiya Miles

Harriet Tubman was born about 1820, one of many children of Harriet Greene and Benjamin Ross, a slave couple owned by Edward Brodas of Dorchester County, Maryland. At age 13 or 14, Tubman, while trying to protect another slave from the brutality of a cruel overseer, was struck with a 2-pound weight that fractured her skull and would result in Tubman having frequent sleeping spells, headaches, and seizures for the remainder of her life.

Jan 23, 2025 | bookriot.com | Rebecca Nagle |Tiya Miles |Alexei Navalny

The finalists for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced today. The 30 finalists are spread across six categories — which include autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, general nonfiction, and poetry — and were published in 2024. In addition to the above categories, the National Book Critics Circle also announced the finalists for the John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, which is awarded by the organization’s membership.

Oct 24, 2024 | womensprize.com | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |Tiya Miles |Bernardine Evaristo |Safiya Sinclair

Half of a Yellow Sunby Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Find out more Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2006Crowned our winner of winners in a public vote for the 25th anniversary of the prize, Half of a Yellow Sun is an iconic must-read book. Set against the brutal backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War, this is a novel about Africa in a wider sense: about the end of colonialism, ethnic allegiances, class and race.

Sep 19, 2024 | thedailynewsonline.com | Kevin Canfield |Tiya Miles

Harriet Tubman, the subject of scholarly works, graphic novels and Hollywood movies, is as well known to grade-school students as she is to viewers of public TV documentaries. In the coming years, as she replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill soon, her image will be carried in millions of American wallets. What more is there to say about such a familiar historical figure? Plenty, it turns out. kAmx? “}:89E u=J6Ci w2CC:6E %F3>2?

Aug 23, 2024 | whatimreading.net | Tiya Miles |Phil Lewis

Despite what social media may have you believe, Black male voters are traditionally some of the most consistent Democratic voters in the country. However, both parties see Black men — those under 40, in particular — as attainable voters. For the Associated Press, Matt Brown explored this key demographic.