Alex Haley was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer of the novel, Roots, which was based on his family's history of ...

The report comes during Banned Books Week, which first began in 1982 to raise awareness about the importance of free and ...

In the book, Hawkins argues the ... speaks about his writing roots in Minnesota, about listening to elders’ stories (citing the Alex Haley quotation, “Every time an old person dies, it ...

he relationship between a city and literature is reciprocal. The city nourishes the imagination of writers while writers shape the cultural landscape of the city. The life, places, and spaces of a ...

The book—especially in those days—was particularly exciting for young African Americans, because they’d been told they didn’t have any history, or that it was inaccessible. Remember, this was even ...

Reading civil rights pioneer the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s thoughts on education from six decades ago feels all too current. For instance, King spoke of the education system being a ...

Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., kicks off the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. The much-hyped NASCAR Clash ...

I recommend highly Drury and Clavin’s “Blood and Treasure,” a wonderful book about Daniel Boone ... So despite my love for Alex Haley, I looked upon “Roots” as entertainment rather than historical ...