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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 …

Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka talked about his book Of Africa, in which he explores the history of Africa and the challenges facing the continent Mr. Soyinka spoke at the …

Nigerian author Wole Soyinka talked about censorship and “a writer’s purpose and responsibility in a climate of forced silence and intolerance.” The Sixth Annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Wr…

Wole Soyinka talked about his book You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir, published by Random House. Mr. Soyinka, a poet and playwright, was the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for L…

Authors Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Ha Jin, Shah Sa, Jonathan Franzen and others read from works that convey the political influence of the written word.

Following welcoming remarks, participants talked about the importance of art and culture and how it affects the process of globalization. Among the topics they addressed were the role of the…

This gathering in Prague,Czech Republic, at the FORUM 2OOO CONFERENCE brought together Academics, authors and world leaders to discuss the past and the future of world civilization.

Panelists discussed the ethnic conflicts in Africa and ways to address them. They also took questions from the audience. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson participated via telepho…

Sulayman Nyang, African Studies Director at Howard University, spoke about democratic developments in Africa and the dangers of despotism in central Africa that threaten democratization in t…

Participants of this conference spoke on the future of Africa and its journalistic coverage. Wole Soyinka, one of the speakers spoke on several threats to adequate news coverage and speculat…