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Louis Chude-Sokei
In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader
Louis Chude-Sokei on the Books that Shaped His Literary Curiosity
By
Louis Chude-Sokei
| August 2, 2021
On the Many Meanings of
Black Diaspora
Louis Chude-Sokei: “It was accents and curses, uncles and aunties, cousins and endless trips to Western Union.”
By
Louis Chude-Sokei
| February 3, 2021
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