Literature
Rudolfo Anaya, an American writer for eternity
July 8, 2020Anaya’s stories touched the very soul of Mexican/Chicano experience.
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Thought police: Growing censorship of comics threatens education
July 19, 2019The old saying goes that reading is fundamental, but there are forces are at work that seek to limit the kind of reading materials allowed in the classroom.
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A literary visit with the Misses Zona Gale and Lulu Bett
May 8, 2018Ever hear of Zona Gale? No? Well, let me tell you something about her.
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New book celebrates the centennial of jazz great Billy Strayhorn
November 20, 2015"Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life" is a welcome addition for anyone interested in jazz, civil rights, or photography.
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New book offers no optimism for a free Puerto Rico
November 12, 2015Nelson A. Denis looks not at earlier colonial history, but rather measures taken to subdue Nationalists before and after their 1950 uprising.
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