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Bernardine Evaristo was an unlikely — and surprising– winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for her extraordinary novel, Girl, Woman, Other. She is the first Black woman to win the Booker, which is considered to be the most prestigious prize for a novel written in the English language. And second, she is the first Black British person to take home the award.
In her new book, her nonfiction debut, Manifesto: On Never Giving Up, Evaristo combines a memoir and a manifesto about achieving the impossible, about simply refusing to give up despite the odds. She fought the mainstream, and ended up with the Booker. She’s bitingly candid about her insistence on filling the void where voices like hers were absent, and her discussions on race, class, sexuality, and aging are not only resonant with a wide audience, but hit home with power and humor.
Evaristo is one of President Obama’s favorite authors, as well as lightning rod writer and activist Roxane Gay.
Talk about literary power. Roxane Gay has become an iconic lightening bolt of an author, whose books routinely end up on dozens of prestigious Best Books of the Year lists. Her books are manifestos as well– Bad Feminist, Hunger, Difficult Women, and others– through short stories, memoir, and essays. Roxane Gay is considered to be one of our most influential cultural observers.
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“Go back to where you came from.” It’s our guess that just about every immigrant and/or person of color in the United States heard, at one time or another, the insult hurled by someone who has lived here for, well, longer. But we all know that if we’re not Indigenous peoples, we all came from somewhere else.
Wajahat (Waj) Ali, humorist, NY Times op-ed contributor, lawyer, actor, and whatever else he puts his mind to, has written a guide for those of us who have come here from somewhere, called Go Back to Where You Came From. In Waj Ali’s case, he comes from the Bay Area. As in, California. It is satirical, hilarious, moving, and serious in intent.
Maz Jobrani
Join us for an online discussion with comedian/actor/author Maz Jobrani (I’m Not a Terrorist But I’ve Played One on TV; Jimmy Vestvood) and moderated by NPR journalist Tonya Mosley. Expect a lively discussion of racism, xenophobia, white supremacy, and good food.
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Mr Rob Silvershein
01-31-2022
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Really Interesting Lawyer Stuff - Pandemic/Ethics - Monday, 1/31, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm Pacific via ZOOM
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Dominique Schneider Dominique Schneider Law
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