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March 13, 2021

APPRECIATION: 'The Color of Law' Makes a Compelling Case for Reparations

March 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen
APPRECIATION: 'The Color of Law' Makes a Compelling Case for Reparations

The Pandemic is the Perfect Time to Contemplate Rothstein’s Insights Into Our Tortured Racial History

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March 13, 2021/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
Appreciation
Civil Rights, Reparations, Race
October 02, 2020

REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Marilynne Robinson's 'Jack' Wrestles with Two Great Themes: Race and Sin

Unlike Her Previous Works, in this One the Subject of Race is Inescapable

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October 02, 2020/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Sin, American Fiction
February 01, 2018

REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: An Incisive Look at Race -- and How We Should Be Talking About It

“Words are always at the heart of all our problems, and the beginning of all our solutions.”

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February 01, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Diversity
January 29, 2018

5 Hot Books: Trump's First 100 Days, Jefferson's Daughters, and More

January 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 Hot Books: Trump's First 100 Days, Jefferson's Daughters, and More

And A Thriller About Resisting Hitler On The Eve of World War II

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January 29, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ 1 Comment
5 Hot Books
Trump, Thomas Jefferson, Race
December 06, 2017

REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: In These Fraught Times, Is there a Better Way to Think About Race?

A Philosopher, who is Himself Biracial, Offers Up a New Way to Think About an Old Issue

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December 06, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Review
Race, Racism, Racial Discrimination
April 18, 2016

Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen
Hot 5: A Delightful Tale of Mark Twain's Round-the-World Speaking Tour, the Meaning of the Ghetto, and More

And a sociological look at the history of the ghetto

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April 18, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Mark Twain, Women, Science, Ghetto, Race
January 11, 2016

News: Top Children's Book Prize Winners: the Amazing True Story of Winnie-the-Pooh, and a Child's Discovery of Race and Class

January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen
News: Top Children's Book Prize Winners: the Amazing True Story of Winnie-the-Pooh, and a Child's Discovery of Race and Class

And this year: the first Latino author to win the Newbery

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January 11, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Book Awards, Children's Books, Race
September 10, 2015

ESSAY — My 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Problem… and Ours

September 10, 2015/ Adam Cohen
ESSAY — My 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Problem… and Ours

By Zack Graham

An Open Letter to Teachers

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September 10, 2015/ Adam Cohen/ 5 Comments
Essay
Zack Graham, Fiction, Race
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