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Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman

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Name: John Edgar Wideman
Birth Date: June 14, 1941
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male

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Biography of John Edgar Wideman
7641 words, approx. 25.5 pages
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 of fiction and an autobiographical dialogue/meditation...
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Biography of John Edgar Wideman
4000 words, approx. 13.3 pages
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 talents and works for the betterment of the black commun...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Philadelphia Fire Information
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The Philadelphia Fire is a full contact martial arts team in the Eastern Division of the World Combat League. Members Current members include: Peyton "The Artist" Russell Jason Tankson Bourelly Virginia "Jinny" Baker Dan Rawlings Stephen "Wonderboy"...


News and Journals
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Ebony
Philadelphia Fire. (book reviews)
12/01/1990: 636 words, approx. 2 pages
WHEN novelists tread well-known historical waters, as John Edgar-Wideman does in his latest effort, Philadelphia Fire (Henry Holt, $18.95), they are bound to ruffle a few feathers. journalists and historians-prompted sometimes by jealousy or guilt-are quick to leap upon and batter the fiction writers...
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Philadelphia Tribune, The
Fire tragedies inspire caution in Philadelphia
02/25/2003: 856 words, approx. 3 pages
Lewis, Monica Philadelphia Tribune, The 02-25-2003 The last Friday of each month, Dana Cobb and her i-con Style partners host a party for what she calls the "mature, urban professional" sect. But, even if her clientele is on its best behavior, there is always...
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AP News
NTSB issues recommendation on batteries
12/5/2007: 524 words, approx. 2 pages
Evidence indicates laptop batteries caused a spectacular cargo plane fire at Philadelphia International Airport last year, federal safety investigators said Tuesday, but they said it's not certain.Based on the fire and other evidence, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that lithium batteries — used in...
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AP News
Police want rapping firefighter fired
4/17/2007: 362 words, approx. 1 pages
Police union officials have called for the immediate firing of a city firefighter and aspiring rapper who wrote anti-police lyrics about turning "pigs into bacon bits."The Fraternal Order of Police on Monday demanded the dismissal of Rodney Jean-Jacques, who raps under the name Cal Akbar."I...
 


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Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman

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