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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are presented for “important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” 2019 winners included …

The 78th annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards were presented to books that have “made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human …

The 77th annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards were presented to “books that have made an important contribution to society’s understanding of racism and diversity of human cultures.” Jury Chair…

Dorie McCullough Lawson introduced several fellow authors, who read selected letters from her new book, Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children, published by Doubleday. Panel…

Author Dorothy West, the last survivor of the Harlem Renaissance, was honored during a celebration commemorating her 90th birthday and her work. Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree modera…

African-American literary figures and scholars gathered to celebrate the publication of the first Norton Anthology of African-American Literature. Literary critic and historian Henry Lou…

Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates talked about the Harlem Renaissance and its contribution to the arts. He outlined the history of the movement which began in 1925.