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- Author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens dies (WAVY 10)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman who became well-known for her book on her biracial heritage has died at age 95. Funeral officials said a memorial service for author Carrie Allen McCray Nickens will be held Tuesday in Columbia. Nickens died Friday.
- Norman Lear, Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman - International Herald Tribune
Norman Lear, Maya Angelou, Morgan FreemanInternational Herald Tribune, France - 33 minutes agoThe surgery "lasted approximately four and a half hours including recovery and he is in good spirits and was visiting with family members this morning," ...
- An Exhibit In Norwich Takes Root - TheDay
An Exhibit In Norwich Takes RootTheDay, CT - 4 hours agoAs of last week, Sherman had “collected” gardens of Chinese, Greek and African American traditions. She hopes to add gardens of Indian, Eastern European and ...
- Poet 'unpacks the boxes' at PSU gathering (New Hampshire Union Leader)
Tomorrow has been declared Donald Hall Day in New Hampshire.
- Best Bets - Denver Post
Best BetsDenver Post, CO - 8 hours agoFounded in 1970 and firmly rooted in this country's rich African-American tradition, the Philadelphia Dance Company, better known as Philadanco, ...
- Young poets showcase their skills at Frisoli Youth Center (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab)
Powerful words from young Cambridge poets rang out at the Frisoli Youth Center to an enthusiastic audience of more than 75 people at the first “Cambridge LIVE” poetry slam on Friday, July 25. This showcase featured an open mic and poetry slam.
- SHSU professor to teach ‘Big Read’ workshops (The Hunstville Item)
Aspiring creative writers in Huntsville will have a chance to learn something new as part of the Huntsville Public Library’s participation in The Big Read, a national program geared at promoting a love of reading.
- 20 questions for … singer-songwriter Nellie McKay (Belleville News-Democrat)
Singer, songwriter, actor and activist Nellie McKay calls her music "schizophrenic voodoo." Schizophrenic because she jumps genres - from Tin Pan Alley pop and cabaret to reggae, rap and jazz - voodoo because these elements mysteriously gel with her evocative, playful, and bold lyrics.
- Saudi Child Marriages Draw Media Attention, Outcry - Tampa Bay Online
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer - and it wasn't his birthday party. It was his wedding to a 10-year-old cousin. Muhammad al-Rashidi's marriage was ...
- Convocation kicks off - Campus Times
This year’s Yellowjacket Weekend began with the Convocation ceremony on Friday, Sept. 5 at noon in Dandelion Square. Since its inception in 1997, a total of 78 Goergen Awards that commemorate UR faculty and staff have been handed out. The first ...
- Movie review: Appaloosa - Pegasus News
Movie review: AppaloosaPegasus News, TX - 46 minutes agoIt has all the trappings of the classical Western without any of the poetry: it's a grand-vista beautiful, period-accurate, vacuous shell of a film. ...
- Another mark down for your calendars - Athens Banner-Herald
The University of Georgia Press will host a book sale 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 16-17 at the Tate Center Plaza. Held every two years, the UGA Press will discount more than a thousand of its worn or slightly damaged books at prices less than $5 and up ...
- Stu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As Hootie - Deadspin
DeadspinStu Scott: Born On The Street And Hard As HootieDeadspin, NY - Aug 12, 2008Scott was the star, though, unleashing a set of pipes that show why he's destined for poetry jam defness. And what was his song of choice? ...
- Patterson: Getting rid of unwanted gifts - Topeka Capitol-Journal Blogs
One of my favorite cartoons shows a husband and wife standing on their front porch. He's holding a basket full of kittens. A smug-looking woman is hurrying down their sidewalk toward her car. The husband says to his wife, "I don't really believe that ...
- Raising Bob Costas: Is Memorizing Sports Trivia Good for the Brain? - Wall Street Journal
Now I know how Marv Albert's parents must have felt. Shooting hoops behind our house recently, my 9-year-old suggested that we pretend to be great basketball teams from the past. "I'll be the 1985-1986 Celtics," he said, "and you can be the '71-'72 ...
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