Ta-Nehisi Coates (right)
Dennis Altman, La Trobe University
In May 2023, renowned Black American writer Ta-Nehisi Coates spent ten days in the West Bank and Israel,...
American Writer James Baldwin in Paris. Photo by Sophie Bassouls Sygma via Getty Images
by Dan Dixon, University of Sydney
Our cultural touchstones series looks at influential...
A scene from Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello.’ Universal History Archive/ Getty Images
by David Sterling Brown, Trinity College
William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Othello” is often the first...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The nation's oldest gay bookstore will reopen next month in Philadelphia after closing three months ago due to financial problems.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou was gratified, but not surprised by her extraordinary fortune.
"I'm not modest," she told The Associated Press in 2013....
