During the 1960s, the architects of the black arts movement--Imamu Baraka (LeRoi Jones), Larry Neal, Haki R. Madhubuti (Don L. Lee), Addison Gayle, and others--demanded that black writers use their ta...
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John Edgar Wideman has firmly established himself as one of the most respected contemporary writers, as evidenced by his receipt of the P.E.N./Faulkner Award in 1984 and 1991. The author of ten books...
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The city is test-driving "green" buildings, with ventilated air, stone floors that generate heat in the winter and absorb it in the summer, and even a waterfall that humidifies and chills the lobby...
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Cautious optimism is building over the prospect of defeating the respiratory disease known as valley fever, largely because of $40 million in grants that will be used toward vaccine testing.A measu...
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The United Nations said Friday that an outbreak in Georgia of African swine fever, a contagious viral disease in pigs, could have a "catastrophic" economic impact unless its spread is halted.The di...
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Tamika Catchings had 16 points and a career-high 11 assists to lead the Indiana Fever to an 86-70 win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday night.Catchings, an All-Star starter, also had seven rebounds an...
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The government has confirmed that five people have died because of yellow fever in Brazil, including a Spanish citizen, but the president of Latin America's largest nation insisted that the outbrea...
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Paraguay has declared a state of emergency following a wave of dengue fever cases as concerns over the mosquito-borne illness rise across Latin America.Paraguayan health officials have reported som...
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The spread of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, is slowing down in India with only two deaths reported across the country in the past day, a health official said Monday.
The disease ...
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John Edgar Wideman
Monday: Green Building Fever
