Podcast appearances and mentions of Lawrence Hill

Book bans are back in the spotlight after The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill was pulled from the London, Ontario Catholic School Board. The novel, which confronts the history of slavery and racial injustice, has faced controversy over its unflinching portrayal of difficult themes. Kelly MacDonald is here to explore the censorship debate, the role of literature in education, and what it means for authors, educators, and readers. AMI Audiobook Review is broadcast on AMI-audio in Canada and publishes three new podcast episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Follow AMI Audiobook Review on YouTube & Instagram!We want your feedback!Be that comments, suggestions, hot-takes, audiobook recommendations or reviews of your own… hit us up! Our email address is: audiobookreview@ami.caAbout AMIAMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI's vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.Find more great AMI Original Content on AMI+Learn more at AMI.caConnect with Accessible Media Inc. online:X /Twitter @AccessibleMediaInstagram @AccessibleMediaInc / @AMI-audioFacebook at @AccessibleMediaIncTikTok @AccessibleMediaInc

Earlier this week Diane hosted a special edition of The Diane Rehm Book Club, her monthly series held on ZOOM in front of a live audience. This month she asked some of her favorite book lovers to join her to talk about their favorite reads of year. And they did not disappoint. Her guests were Ann Patchett, novelist and owner of Parnassus Books, Eddie Glaude Jr., professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of several books on race and politics, and Maureen Corrigan, book critic on NPR's Fresh Air. She also teaches literary criticism at Georgetown University. See below for a list of each guest's top books of the year, along with all of the titles discussed during this conversation. Maureen Corrigan's top books of 2024: “James” by Percival Everett “Colored Television” by Danzy Senna “Long Island” by Colm Tóibín “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar “Creation Lake” by Rachel Kushner “Cahokia Jazz” by Francis Spufford “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore “A Wilder Shore” by Camille Peri “The Letters of Emily Dickinson” edited by Cristanne Miller and Domhnall Mitchell Ann Patchett's top books of 2024: “James” by Percival Everett “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar “Colored Television” by Danzy Senna “Sipsworth” by Simon Van Booy “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout “Mighty Red” by Louise Erdrich “Time of the Child” by Niall Williams “An Unfinished Love Story” by Doris Kearns Goodwin “The Backyard Bird Chronicles” by Amy Tan “Hotel Balzaar” by Kate DiCamillo (middle grade book)  “Water, Water: Poems” by Billy Collins Eddie Glaude Jr.'s top books of 2024: “Slaveroad” by John Edgar Wideman “Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative” by Isabella Hammad  “We're Alone” by Edwidge Danticat Other titles mentioned in the discussion: “Wide Sargasso Sea” with introduction by Edwidge Danticat “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver “The Dog Who Followed the Moon: An Inspirational Story with Meditations on Life, Experience the Power of Love and Sacrifice” by James Norbury “Afterlives” by Abdulrazak Gurnah “Someone Knows My Name” by Lawrence Hill “Moon Tiger” by Penelope Lively “Sandwich” by Catherine Newman “Windward Heights” by Maryse Condé “There's Always This Year” by Hanif Abdurraqib “Mothers and Sons” by Adam Haslett (publication date in January 2025) “Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks (publication date in February 2025) “33 Place Brugmann” by Alice Austen (publication date in March 2025) “Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell “Independent People” by Halldor Laxness “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald “Beloved” by Toni Morrison “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn WardTo find out more about The Diane Rehm Book Club go to dianerehm.org/bookclub.

My guest on this episode is Lawrence Hill. Lawrence is the author of eleven books including the novels The Book of Negroes and The Illegal, and the memoir Black Berry Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada and Blood: The Stuff of Life, which was the CBC Massey Lecture in 2013. Lawrence is the winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and both CBC Radio's Canada Reads and Radio-Canada's Combat des livres. Lawrence's most recent book, his first YA novel, is Beatrice and Croc Harry, which was published in 2022 by HarperCollins Canada. The French version of Beatrice and Croc Harry is about to be published in Quebec by Mémoire d'encrier. It will come out in Europe in the fall. Author David Chariandy called Beatrice and Croc Harry “A modern fable of great beauty and sophistication.” Lawrence and I talk about some peculiarities concerning his author name, about the grief that helped compel him to write his first book for children, and about the one disappointment he had when he met Queen Elizabeth II.   Lawrence Hill: lawrencehill.com Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission. Contact Nathan Whitlock at nathanwhitlock.ca/contact  

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

In this hard-hitting collection of essays, D.B. Maroon presents a personal biography of America, Blackness, and racial politics with unflinching style, and delivers a relentless truth-telling on some of the country's fiercest debates and most profound challenges. From the birthplace of the Black Lives Matter movement to the murders of unarmed Black people, this essay collection invites readers to ask questions as much as it asks for accountability. Moving through debates on the 1619 Project to the rippling impact of resurgent white nationalism, the golden thread of each essay is the hopeful continuance of the Black community, as well as a call to greater truth as the first step toward reconciliation. Intersectional, personal, and ultimately centered on truth, love, and perseverance, Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience (Lawrence Hill Books, 2023) details and tends to the fractures in American culture. It is a meditation on how we can all do more to secure America's vastly beautiful possibilities for all its citizens, rather than a few. D. B. Maroon is an expert on American culture, an anthropologist, and CEO of an urban research institute. Her essays have been published in The Themed Space: Locating Culture, Nation, and Self and Spirited: Affirming the Soul and Black Gay/Lesbian Identity. A committed public scholar, she's appeared in Bustle, Shape, Healthline, and Women's Health. She holds a PhD in anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Archival article, The civil rights movement improved the rights of African Americans as well as African Canadians. Conditions in Africa meanwhile have become increasingly dire - and are increasingly ignored.

Lawrence Hill's "Beatrice and Croc Harry," is a novel for tweens that's full of fantasy, adventure, and wordplay with underlying themes of segregation, racism, identity and belonging. The award-winning Canadian author talks to Nam Kiwanuka about why he chose to write a children's book, how he wove in those themes, and how the approach differs from crafting adult fiction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acclaimed author Lawrence Hill looks back on his career and contributions to Canadian literature 15 years after the release of his lauded third novel, The Book of Negroes. Singer-songwriter Evangeline Gentle discusses their new single, Gay Bar, and why the safety of queer spaces is more important than it's ever been. Rapper and academic Michael McGuire, a director at East of East Atlantic Canadian Hip Hop Archive, talks about the late Pat Stay and what made him a legend in the battle rap scene.

Acclaimed author Lawrence Hill looks back on his career and contributions to Canadian literature 15 years after the release of his lauded third novel, The Book of Negroes. Singer-songwriter Evangeline Gentle discusses their new single, Gay Bar, and why the safety of queer spaces is more important than it's ever been. Rapper and academic Michael McGuire, a director at East of East Atlantic Canadian Hip Hop Archive, talks about the late Pat Stay and what made him a legend in the battle rap scene.

It took me the whole of Summer 2022 to read and complete Tara McGuire's book Holden After and Before. I've known and really liked Tara for a long time. We were in radio together and apart but – in radio. It's a small community,  at times. I've written and said publicly that this was the hardest book to read and toughest interview in memory but that's because of my friendship with Tara. I felt tied to the story and a cloak of guilt that I didn't know what she was going through – after and before. But that's just me – please don't let me steer anyone away from seeking out the wisdom of this book. When her beloved Holden died from an overdose, she collapsed and it took many many months for her to stand up and just breathe. Then she decided to commit herself to tell this story but going back through Holden's friends, reconnecting his texts and emails. Imagining how he handled certain situations and dealing with the guilt that came like a wave. If you're a Mother,  or dream of being a parent or you currently are a parent, you will find yourself wondering “what would I have done?” I did. For a whole Summer. Holden After and Before is a brave, honest, unspeakably painful but simultaneously beautiful attempt by a 'mother who was a light bulb striking pavement' to come to terms with her young son's life and death. Once I began reading, I could not tear myself from this account, which offers a rich tapestry of memoir and fiction - basically, anything Tara McGuire could recall, discover or imagine - about her son Holden, who died accidentally at age twenty-one after he ingested a toxic mix of alcohol and heroin. As I read, Tara McGuire enveloped me with her empathy, her desperate hunger to make sense of the senseless, and her humanity. She inspired me with her courageous and unflinching journey - in the wake of any parent's worst nightmare - to become a writer as a means of honouring her lost son. -Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes

In this short and sweet 20 minute episode, MYA host, Megan Morgan goes on a journey exploring the origins of some of the United States' most favorite soul foods including collard greens, corn bread, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and more. Former MYA guest, Kirsten Johnson, shares her recipe for ancestral infused collard greens at the very start! Most of the foods covered in this episode are linked back to a time period when Black Americans were enslaved. But, even though so much of these foods' culinary deep roots originated far away from the American south, their popularity eventually spread far and wide. Lucky for us to be alive today to be able to experience them, learn more about their origins, and try new twists on these much-loved dishes for ourselves. Follow us on social media, to see recipes from teachers Kirsten Johnson and Melody Johnson (no relation), writer Lawrence Hill, and more. Submit some of your own at: myyogaaudio@gmail.com to be featured! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/megan-morgan1/support

We listen back to our January conversation with Canadian author Lawrence Hill, about the joy and challenge of writing his children's book, Beatrice and Croc Harry, and how he tackled big social issues for young readers.

Professor and philospher John Lawrence Hill talks to Fr. Mitch about how a commitment to human rights and human dignity requires a commitment to a natural law tradition, which ultimately leads to a belief in God.

Clayton Thomas-Müller on his book, Life in the City of Dirty Water (Canada Reads 2022), Lawrence Hill on Beatrice and Croc Harry and Eliza Reid takes our Proust questionnaire, and more.

Black Canada Talking™ is a live online event that provides Black Canadians opportunity to give their takes and POVs on stories that are of importance to them. On February 20, 2022 edition of Black Canada Talking™, the guests wer Jennifer Holness and Sudz Sutherland of Hungry Eyes Media. Hungry Eyes Media is co-founded by the dynamic creative duo of Jen Holness and Sudz Sutherland. Sutherland and Holness bring a fresh, authentic perspective to telling powerful, thought-provoking stories. In doing so they have racked up numerous national and international awards and accolades. Hungry Eyes also expanded its focus to develop content for mobile users as well. As a company with its own distinct mission plan, Hungry Eyes seeks to inspire and entertain! The History Channel Canada and Hungry Eyes Media Group announce the groundbreaking four-part docuseries, BLK: An Origin Story, premiering Saturday, February 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The limited series, consisting of four 60-minute episodes, reveals the deep historic impact of Black presence in Canada. Executive produced by Jen Holness and Sudz Sutherland, BLK: An Origin Story is helmed by Hungry Eyes' award-winning production team, who takes viewers on a nationwide journey through time to discover the untold story of Black people in Canada and their legacy, which dates back to 1608. BLK: An Origin Story is steeped in riveting, enduring, and multi-faceted historical Black Canadian narratives. Each episode transports viewers to a different Canadian location and provides chronologically significant insights into the consequences of Black presence in the areas. Featured outposts include Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec. The series also highlights the legacy of Black contributions to the larger story of Canada itself, dating back to when explorer Mathieu de Costa first set foot on shore, more than 400 years ago. BLK: An Origin Story acts as an immersive and informative chapter of Black Canadian history, elevating remarkable Black Canadians previously unacknowledged in mainstream social, academic, and cultural circles, normalizing their unique stories as a matter of general record. “As Canadian creatives, BLK: An Origin Story embodies our professional mission to champion fresh, and authentic perspectives toward storytelling. We crossed the country and spoke, listened, and learned. The result is four hours of programming that resets the understanding of Black history in Canada. It was important for us to deliver the series as a comprehensive, multi-layered, multi-disciplinary, and essential Canadian journey. We are grateful to the stalwarts, knowledge keepers, and storytellers from Black Canadian communities and locations from Vancouver to Halifax, with Owen Sound, Amherstburg, Windsor, and Montreal as points in between. They've shared the immense generational experiences and events documented in each episode. We view history, and Black contribution to Canadian history as a defining part of Canada's overall identity, from both an inward and outward gaze,” said Jennifer Holness, Executive Producer, Hungry Eyes Media Group. “It is a crucial time in our country's history to reflect on and share the important Black narratives that influenced our nation,” said Lisa Godfrey, Senior Vice President of Original Content and Corus Studios. “We are proud to partner with the talented storytellers at Hungry Eyes Media who have developed this must-see and influential docu-series.” “Black people are entitled to know how they have taken up space in Canada, going back to the beginning of how the country's identity has been shaped. The historic learnings that we share in this documentary series are vitally important for our communities since we cannot move forward without acknowledging our tremendous contributions to Canada's past,” said Sudz Sutherland. “In shedding these lights, the series contributes to the larger societal conversation toward dismantling systemic racism.” BLK: An Origin Story elevates the unsung heroes who substantially contributed to Canada's nation-building and to Black Canadian history. The series shines a spotlight on the origins of diverse and deeply entrenched Black Canadian experiences, which range from being transported, escaped, or freely traveled within Canada. Part history book, part geography lesson, each of the four episodes leverages compelling footage, art, locations, archival materials, and interviews from some of the country's best known and under-known experts of Black Canadian lore, facts, and pedagogy. 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Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Today I talked to Suzanne Cope about her new book Power Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement (Lawrence Hill Books, 2021) In early 1969 Cleo Silvers and a few Black Panther Party members met at a community center laden with boxes of donated food to cook for the neighborhood children. By the end of the year, the Black Panthers would be feeding more children daily in all of their breakfast programs than the state of California was at that time. More than a thousand miles away, Aylene Quin had spent the decade using her restaurant in McComb, Mississippi, to host secret planning meetings of civil rights leaders and organizations, feed the hungry, and cement herself as a community leader who could bring people together--physically and philosophically--over a meal. These two women's tales, separated by a handful of years, tell the same story: how food was used by women as a potent and necessary ideological tool in both the rural south and urban north to create lasting social and political change. The leadership of these women cooking and serving food in a safe space for their communities was so powerful, the FBI resorted to coordinated extensive and often illegal means to stop the efforts of these two women, and those using similar tactics, under COINTELPRO--turning a blind eye to the firebombing of the children of a restaurant owner, destroying food intended for poor kids, and declaring a community breakfast program a major threat to public safety. But of course, it was never just about the food. Carrie Helms Tippen is Assistant Professor of English at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she teaches courses in American Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food

This week on I Wish I Knew EDU, it's P2 with award-winning author Lawrence Hill www.lawrencehill.com/ where Lawrence and Ramona talk in depth and exclusively about his brand new novel: Beatrice and Croc Harry. #onted #LawrenceHill #CreativeWriting #IReadCanadian @HarperCollinsCa

Co-hosts Lisa Noble and Beth Lyons sit down with author Lawrence Hill to discuss his new book, Beatrice and Croc Harry. Lawrence Hill is a writer whose novels and works of non-fiction have been widely read in Canada, translated into many languages and published around the world. He is a professor of creative writing at the University of Guelph and has served as a teacher or mentor to developing writers for thirty years.His new children's novel is Beatrice and Croc Harry. It is 375 pages, and was written for both children aged 9 – 14 as well as for older teens and adults. It will be published on January 11, 2022 by HarperCollins Canada.https://www.lawrencehill.com/

Canadian author Lawrence Hill tells us about the joy and challenge of writing his new children's book, Beatrice and Croc Harry, and how he tackled big social issues for young readers.

This week on I Wish I Knew EDU, it's P1 with award-winning author Lawrence Hill www.lawrencehill.com/ about investing in himself, the writing process, being a Professor of Creative Writing at @uofg, teaching creative writing in prisons with wallstobridges.ca and “recognizing the humanity in our conversations.” #onted #LawrenceHill #CreativeWriting #IReadCanadian @HarperCollinsCa

Eine Hörspiel-Spurensuche von Frédéric Sonntag. B. Traven, gefeierter Autor von "Das Totenschiff" und "Der Schatz der Sierra Madre", Meister der Pseudonyme und falschen Fährten, ist der Konzentrations- und Fluchtpunkt der fünf Geschichten, die Frédéric Sonntag in einem wahren Parforceritt durch das unruhige 20. Jahrhundert miteinander verzahnt und verschachtelt. Sonntags Stück springt von einem Auswandererschiff im Ersten Weltkrieg ins Mexiko der 1970er Jahre, von der Pariser Hausbesetzer- und Künstlerszene ins Hollywood der McCarthy-Ära und weiter in die Gegenwart – und immer ist ein Krieg, ein Aufstand, eine Revolution in greifbarer Nähe. Historische Figuren und Ereignisse mischen sich mit Fiktion und Spekulation, Querverbindungen werden geschlagen und Zusammenhänge aufgemacht. Mit: Julia Riedler als Alex, Effi Rabsilber als Glenda Trumbo, Rosa Thormeyer als Elisa, Malù, Luchador, Maske und Drehbuchautorin, Astrid Meyerfeldt als Rosa Elena, FBI-Agentin und Maske, Lisa Hagmeister als Annabelle, Sebastian Zimmler als Lester und Arthur Cravan, Sebastian Urzendowski als Olivier, Drehbuchautor, Produzent, FBI-Agent und Maske. Jonas Nay als Yann, El Santo, Luchador, Edward Pynger und am Klavier, Michael Engler als Dalton Trumbo, Raph, Luchador, Philip Agee, Lawrence Hill und an der Gitarre, Peter Kaempfe als Leo Trotzki, Dr.Marin, John Huston, FBI-Agent und Produzent, Und:  Katja Brügger als Zapata. Aus dem Französischen von Yvonne Griesel. Ton und Technik: Manuel Glowczewski  und Philipp Neumann. Regieassistenz: Sarah Veith. Bearbeitung und Regie: Christiane Ohaus. Dramaturgie: Michael Becker. Produktion: Norddeutscher Rundfunk 2021. Verfügbar bis 16.06.2022. ndr.de/radiokunst

We talk about The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Eurocentrism, and the link between slavery and the treatment of Indigenous communities. On a lighter note, we find it's impossible to say "no" in an Australian accent. Content warning for talk about slavery, abuse, child death, rape, and residential schools.

In the wake of the tragic death in Lawrence Hill, Neil chats to Darren Alexander who runs Aspiration Creation Elevation (ACE), a music mentoring organisation for youth in Bristol's disadvantaged communities. Darren and Neil, who both knew the young man, discuss what's behind youth violence, tackling root and systemic causes and whether, as Avon and Somerset Police have said recently, drill music is a concern. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Deer Valley High School basketball star Lawrence Hill joins the show to talk about his days playing basketball at Stanford and professionally overseas and how this lead him into being a key leader in one of the largest youth sports programs in the Phoenix Arizona Metro. He talks about how he is able to inspire kids not only to be great athletes but great people through leveraging a team of volunteer coaches. And you don't want to miss the message he has for parents with advice on how you as a parent can lead and support your kids, empowering them to be the best they can be on the field. Ensuring they are ultra-competitive while paving the way for them to have a lot more fun in the process.

One book (and now television show) I'm crazy about is Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes. If it sounds familiar it could be because it's a fantastic book that won tons of awards and prizes, or maybe you remember it being mentioned a few episodes back in our discussion about Canada's Black Loyalists. There are of course many other books, shows and documentaries about slavery and the black experience in North America, so tell me what else are you reading/watching?Watch the show free on CBC Gem; https://gem.cbc.ca/season/the-book-of-negroes/ Don't forget to subscribe and follow on Instagram @racism.is.nonsense for posts all month long!linktr.ee/KnowNonsensePodcast

Author Lawrence Hill is this year's McKenna Scholar in Residence at St. FX University, teaching a series of classes virtually about writing and research.

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver’s archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Revolution Or Death: The Life of Eldridge Cleaver (Lawrence Hill Books, 2020) is a remarkable biography that examines the notorious Black revolutionary meticulously within the context of his changing times. Charismatic, brilliant, and courageous, Eldridge Cleaver built a base of power and influence that struck fear deep in the heart of White America. It was therefore shocking to many left-wing radicals when Cleaver turned his back on Black revolution, the Nation of Islam, and communism in 1975. How can we make sense of Cleaver's precipitous decline from a position as one of America's most vibrant Black writers and activists? And how do his contradictory identities as criminal, party leader, international diplomat, Christian conservative, and Republican politician reveal that he was more than just a traitor to the advancement of civil rights? Author Justin Gifford obtained exclusive access to declassified files from the French police, the American embassy, and the FBI, as well as Kathleen Cleaver's archive, to answer these questions about a man far more compelling and complex than anyone has given him credit for. In a country defined by its extreme political positions on the right and left, Cleaver embodied both ideologies in pursuit of his conflicting ideals. Kirk Meighoo is a TV and podcast host, former university lecturer, author and former Senator in Trinidad and Tobago. He hosts his own podcast, Independent Thought & Freedom, where he interviews some of the most interesting people from around the world who are shaking up politics, economics, society and ideas. You can find it in the iTunes Store or any of your favorite podcast providers. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel. If you are an academic who wants to get heard nationally, please check out his free training at becomeapublicintellectual.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In this episode: - Author Lawrence Hill discusses his book The Illegal

Lisa, Beth and Alanna talk about learning and unlearning about racism personally and taking this learning into the professional realm. In this episode we start to unpack how to translate our reading into action. We talk about the real struggle of providing resources that are not from a deficit lens. There are so many resources again in this episode but we've shouted out to our favourites. Shoutouts to Colinda Clyne, Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga, the film Deeply Rooted by Cazhhmere, The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Robin D'Angelo, Pam Palmater and Matthew MorrisRead Into This highly recommends this podcast series Anti-Racist Educator Reads https://voiced.ca/project/anti-racist-educator-reads/

In this episode: - This Day in History - Author Lawrence Hill discusses his novel The Illegal

Black Lives Matter. This is not a political issue, it's a human issue. Black Lives Matter for Asian Canadians. Why? Because Black people face the most systemic racism and prejudice of any group of people in Canada and around the world. Any sort of systemic racism and discrimination hurts us all because it means that we as a society think that it's "ok" to discriminate. As Asian Canadians, our own history of being discriminated against should make us more empathetic and understanding toward the plight of our Black Canadian brothers and sisters. "The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Links to help through donations and signing petitions: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Books mentioned: "The Skin We're In" by Desmond Cole. "Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matters in Canada" by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, Syrus Marcus Ware "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill

Lawrence Hill on racism; Cannabis and kids; 300 species at risk that only Canada can save; Gladys Radek criticizes lack of progress on MMIWG report after one year; Port Edward mayor on wolf attack; Virtual doctors; Andrew Wilkinson on COVID-19; Antia-Asian racism in B.C.; Contact tracing.

On today's Global Exchange Podcast, we are joined by John Manley, Janice MacKinnon, and Jack Mintz to talk about managing deficits and debt. The Global Exchange is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on SoundCloud, iTunes, or wherever else you can find Podcasts! Participant Bios:

 - John Manley: former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. Member of the CGAI Advisory Council. - Janice MacKinnon: former Saskatchewan Finance Minister. Member of the CGAI Advisory Council. - Jack Mintz: President's Fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy. Member of the CGAI Advisory Council. Host Bio: - Colin Robertson (host): Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Recommended Readings/Media: - "Churchill: Walking with Destiny" by Andrew Roberts (https://www.amazon.ca/Churchill-Walking-Destiny-Andrew-Roberts-ebook/dp/B07FX4C69J) - "Hitler: Only the World Was Enough" by Brendan Simms (https://www.amazon.ca/Hitler-Only-World-Was-Enough/dp/014104330X) - "The Illegal" by Lawrence Hill (https://www.amazon.ca/Illegal-Lawrence-Hill-ebook/dp/B00VQRS4DQ) - "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz" by Erik Larson (https://www.amazon.ca/Splendid-Vile-Churchill-Family-Defiance-ebook/dp/B07TRVW6VX) Recommended Links: - "Post-COVID Canada Faces Challenges at Home and Abroad: Now is the Time to Act" [CGAI Policy Perspective] by Andrew Caddell (https://www.cgai.ca/post_covid_canada_faces_challenges_at_home_and_abroad_now_is_the_time_to_act) - "Planning for After the COVID-19 Pandemic" [CGAI Policy Perspective] by Ross Fetterly (https://www.cgai.ca/planning_for_after_the_covid_19_pandemic) Recording Date: May 15, 2020 Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on iTunes! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jay Rankin. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

In which Lawrence Hill's 2007 novel 'The Book of Negroes' (known as 'Someone Knows My Name' outside of Canada) is used to discuss Black Loyalists and slavery in the British Empire and Canada. --- Reach the show with any questions, comments and concerns at historiacanadiana@gmail.com, Twitter (@CanLitHistory) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CanLitHistory). --- Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana) & Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana). Check out the recommended reading page (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/) and some silly apparel (http://tee.pub/lic/Ges5M2WpsBw)!

WAT crew have a little chit-chat with Lawrence Hill, we touch on the current state of the world, learn a little bit about his new book and Larry opens up about a broom. WAT? chit-chats is Written, Recorded, Edited and Hosted by: Danielle DiFruscia and Paul Forrest

Lawrence Hill has crocodiles and alligators on his pandemic reading list; young people get their CoViD-19 questions answered by City medical official.

Curator Natalya Rattan on case 2 of the exhibition Strength in Numbers: The CanLit Community, which focuses on the juvenile and teenage works of some of Canadian writers, including Lawrence Hill and Margaret Atwood.

On the February 6 London Live podcast: A family's fight to save their 18-month-old daughter's life with father Lawrence Hill. Trump's State of the Union Address with Global News Washington correspondent Reggie Cecchini. 30 triathlons in 30 days for Atlohsa with Abe Oudshoorn, housing advocate and Assistant Professor at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing at Western University.

Amanda and Jenn discuss alternate history novels, more murder, culturally diverse romance, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and Book Riot Insiders. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Sourdough by Robin Sloan (rec’d by Tara) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (TW for child abuse and child sexual assault, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, drug use) (rec’d by Kelsey) Melissa Brayden’s Soho Loft series and Seven Shores series, Ann McMan’s Jericho series, Lise Gold’s Compass series, and Harper Bliss’ Pink Bean (rec’d by Wynnde) The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, Free Food For Millionaires by Min Jin Lee, Cities of Salt by Abdul Rahman Munif, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, In the Eye of the Sun by Ahdaf Soueif (rec’d by Sibyl) QUESTIONS 1. Hello Get Booked ladies! I’m requesting for my mom, as her birthday is coming up in January. She is already burning through the books I curated for her for Christmas (The Silent Patient & The Turn of the Key). She loves mystery, crime, action, suspense books. She’d like books that are, “less psychological thriller-y, more murder-y”. I’ve been trying to find stand-alone books or the start of a series because she can never remember where she left off and too often says “I think I’ve read this one?”. Examples of what she likes: Prey books by John Sandford, Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich, authors Ruth Ware, Clive Cussler, James Patterson, Paula Hawkins, John Grisham, Mary Higgins Clark, etc. – as seen on the Goodreads account I’ve created for her goodreads.com/wendykozimor. *No home invasions, no horror Please help me find more murder-y books for my Mom (lol). Thanks!

Is the natural law necessary for any enduring consideration of freedom and responsibility? Answering in the affirmative is John Lawrence Hill who joins us in this edition of Liberty Law Talk to discuss his latest book, After the Natural Law.

“Never confine yourself to the boxes of small minded people. Because it will limit you, it will clip your wings and impede you from going after what you want.” - Alyestal Hamilton. It’s been an incredible experience for Alyestal to use art to help people find their voice, find their words, string together their story and find power in it. She’s a force of nature that is in tune with her why and mission. From the pages of North American literary journals, to the stages of London, England, and the walls of Uganda, Alyestal is a spoken word poetess who always serves her audience an awe inspiring performance. Alyestal is one of the 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada, has opened for author Lawrence Hill, and uses her voice to encourage her audience to believe “YOU are power”. Watch this episode, if you want to learn more about making you art speak for your story, learning your craft and and Alyestal’s experience navigating the world as a woman of color. Let us know what resonates with you! Thank you for watching this episode with Alyestal Hamilton. Check out the show notes here: http://naomihaile.com/2019/10/06/alyestal-hamilton/ You can connect with Alyestal Hamilton here: Work with Alyestal: http://www.alyestal.com/work Momo’s Mama Mondays: https://www.instagram.com/alyestal/channel/ Subscribe to Alyestal’s newsletter: http://www.alyestal.com/newsletter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtzU5320K8m8IwPeOhdmp9Q Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyestal/ You can connect with Naomi Haile here: Website: www.naomihaile.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiahaile/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomihail/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/naomiathaile

Kaytee and Meredith are chatting again this week and we’re talking books and celebrities. Kaytee was apparently recording in a tunnel, so… sorry about that! We’ve got it sorted out and it won’t happen again, but we can’t re-record, because then it’s stale and boring. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: stalking the UPS guy and the perfect way to meet other moms in a new setting! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re only doing two books a piece because these Book Bar episodes get really long otherwise! We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. This week we’re discussing a few emails from listeners about their thoughts on Slow But Steady. For our deep dive, we are chatting about the ninth category for the Currently Reading Challenge: a book pressed by a celebrity. There are a billion celebrities pressing books into our hands these days! Finally, this week, we Belly Up to the Book Bar with Erin House, who tells us about her 5-star reads and we’ve got a bushel and a peck of titles to fill her cart! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  . . . . . 1:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny 3:12 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (actually book #8, doh!) 3:21 - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny (actually book #9, whoops!) 5:11 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 5:55 - Episode 45 with Abbey Lile-Taylor 6:00 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgarriff and Georgia Hardstark 6:18 - My Favorite Murder Podcast 9:36 - Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon by John August 9:39 - Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August 9:53 - Launch Podcast with John August 12:40 - Episode 43 with Amanda Espinoza 12:57 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 13:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 16:59 - Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf 20:08 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan 21:06 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 21:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 21:39 - On Writing by Stephen King 22:49 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 22:53 - The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill 22:57 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 22:59 - The Stand by Stephen King 23:36 - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 26:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 26:32 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:55 - Ashley Spivey on Instagram for her #spiveys

Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-journey-from-bristol-to-severn-beach Gear: Sony PCM-M10 SP-TFB-2 binaural in-ear mics

"The Book of Negroes" (aka "Someone Knows My Name") by Lawrence Hill is a great work of historical fiction. In this episode I discuss how the author weaves together a gripping story with historical tidbits. Visit http://noirehistoir.com/blog/the-book-of-negroes-book-review for show notes and video.

Amanda and Jenn discuss historical fiction, quests, funny books, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Dark Net by Benjamin Percy and Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via Apple Podcast here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.   Questions   1. Hi Ladies! I am about to set off for a yearlong adventure as an au pair in Paris, so I have two requests, one difficult and one easy. My first request is for book recommendations for the two girls who I will be taking care of. I would like to bring them something when I arrive (a shameless bribe) and books are easy to transport. The older one is 10 and is an avid reader and has read the first Harry Potter book in English. She had some struggles, but reads about the same as an American 10 year old. I'd love to get her a chapter book so I can help out with her reading and so she can feel super accomplished. She's a huge Harry Potter fan and also likes graphic novels. The younger girl is almost 9 and reads more like a first grader. She is not a reader but will sometimes pick up graphic novels. I'd love to find something cool to strike up her interest in learning English since according to her mother and previous au pairs, she understands spoken English, but has a tough time reading and speaking it. She is much more active and likes sports and board games. My second request should be easy. I'd love some books to get me psyched up for the big move. Ideally, a fish out of water story set in Paris, either fiction or non fiction is fine. I loved Paris for One and Bringing Up Bebe and Me Talk Pretty One Day. I found Paris to the Moon a little tedious and My Life in France is already on my list. My favorite books are A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Station Eleven and The Bone Clocks. Thanks! --Jennie   2. Hi Jenn and Amanda! Love this show so much, my TBR grows exponentially after each episode. I'm looking for some book recommendations for my younger sister, who is a bit of a reluctant reader but would like to read more because when she finds a book she she genuinely loves, she can't put it down or stop talking about it and I want to help nurture her inner book nerd. She likes historical fiction, and in particular books that follow a woman's life over a long period of time. She prefers books set far in the past, like 300 years plus to ancient history, and has expressed that she would like books that deal less with "mainstream western history." Two books she has really loved are The Red Tent by Anita Diamant and The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill, and we both loved chatting about these books together. I'd love to pass along some more similar suggestions to her so we can do sister read-a-longs and book chats. Thanks so very much! --Kate   3. Hello Get Booked, I've just finished the latest entry in Kristin Britain's Green Rider series and now have 3-4 long years to wait for the next one. I'm wondering if you can recommend me some 'woman goes on a quest/journey through a fantasy land' books to make the wait easier. (While I don't mind a bit of pain and suffering on the way, I'm not a fan of relentlessy grim stories.) I've already read everything by: Robin McKinley Tamora Pierce Tanya Huff Thanks in advance. --Marie   4. Hey ladies! I'm looking for fiction (or even nonfiction) recommendations for books involving scientists and adventure. I've read The Signature of All Things, and The Lost City of Z, I really enjoyed both of those. I have also read The Unseen World, books similar to that are also welcome. I love science and history so anything historical is also a bonus. Thanks so much, I love the podcast! --Kristy   5. My older brother is an enthusiastic reader and I read all the time. He still lives in our hometown in rural Wisconsin and I live in Boston. We've recently started building an adult relationship by talking about books. I want to introduce him to more diverse books. My brother's favorite books are To Kill a Mockingbird and Lonesome Dove, we read The Winter of Our Discontent together and he loved it. He takes his time reading, so it has to be something that will keep him interested over time. I want to expose him to more women/poc authors without alienating him. --Sarah   6. Hello Amanda and Jenn, I have always really enjoyed reading aloud (that is, as an adult reading aloud to other adults). With my parents, I have read the entire Harry Potter series and many Jasper Fforde books and found them especially enjoyable to share because of the cleverness and humor. However, I am now in a relationship with a man who not really a book person (and, yes, it took a lot for me to trust a man with no bookshelves in his home). He has indulged my interest in reading to him, but we have not found many books that appeal to him. We enjoyed The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd (one of my absolute favorites since I attended art school) and Daisy Fay and The Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg. I wanted to revisit Jasper Fforde with him but he is vehemently opposed to all things fantasy/sci fi (even magical realism). Any suggestions for books that would have that kind of smart Jasper Fforde humor but be more grounded in the real world? I actually submitted this request close to a year ago and (unless I missed it somehow), it has not appeared on the show. In that time, the relationship I mentioned has turned into an engagement. So, as I look forward to spending the rest of my life with this non-reader, I would really appreciate some brilliant inspirations for read-alouds that will help me share my love of books with him. Thanks, --Sasha   7. Hello Amanda and Jenn! I recently read Malinche by Laura Esquivel and, while I wasn't actually a big fan of it (her writing style just didn't do it for me), it left me hungry for more historical fiction that takes place in Mexico and Central America. I would love books that are Pre-Columbian, preferably written by people who are Latinx, and where the place/culture is a character. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! --Heidi   8. I recently finished an advanced degree and am starting my own business. Thanks to some major hits to my self-confidence and some pretty significant imposter syndrome, I'm finding myself hesitant to move forward. I need to feel inspired and need a major confidence boost--but I can't stand self-help books or anything that sounds like a self-help book. They make me roll my eyes and sometimes get thrown in disgust. I need to be inspired, not just told I should be inspired or fed a bunch of woo-woo bs. I hated Eat, Pray, Love with a passion hotter than a thousand suns, if that helps (and side note: I'm always glad to find those who felt the same way since at the time everyone else loved it). I'm open to fiction or non-fiction. Please help me find something to distract me from wondering who in the hell actually gave me me a law degree & licence and that will make me feel worthy. Thanks! (As another side note, I'm also a former bookseller who desperately misses being in the know, so I'm loving all of the Book Riot's podcasts!) --NoName Because of Reasons     Books Discussed Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Dud Avocado by Helen Dundy See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn Four Souls by Louise Erdrich Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue David Sedaris, literally anything, who cares (Me Talk Pretty One Day) Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Funny books flow chart from Slate Ines of My Soul by Isabel Allende, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian & Blood series #1) by Aliette de Bodard (writing outside her own culture) Girl Up by Laura Bates Grit by Angela Duckworth

It’s the moral law written in your heart. It’s thing you can’t not know. And it underpins civil law and morality. It’s the natural law. Starting with the Greeks, and “baptized” by St. Thomas Aquinas, natural law is the fundamental way that we operate morally. Rooted in God’s eternal law, natural law has to do with what rational beings must do, and avoid doing, to perfect themselves. This can get pretty nerdy fast. Fortunately, this episode’s guest (a former atheist who became a Catholic in 2009) is gifted at breaking natural law down into bite-sized morsels.  John Lawrence Hill teaches constitutional law at Indiana University, and has a new book titled After the Natural Law: How the Classical Worldview Supports Our Modern Moral and Political Values   Don’t forget to Subscribe to the show in YouTube, as well as the podcast so you can get the weekly show updates. Please leave an honest review of the show in iTunes or Stitcher.  Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated!  

The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) hosts its annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This year's event is co-hosted by Tammie Sutherland of CityNews and author/pop/R&B artist Abel Maxwell. The 2017 Kick-Off Brunch celebrates Black History Month in Canada with an afternoon of dynamic history, culture, and recognition of inspirational and talented individuals for their achievements in the arts, community services and more. The award recipients this year are Lawrence Hill, Andre Degrasse, Bryan and Shannon Prince, Dwight Drummond, Spider Jones and Celina Caesar-Chavannes whose is also the keynote speaker. The president of the OBHS, Ms. Nikki Clarke, was recently on our show. During our conversation, Ms. Clarke talked about: – Some background on herself and the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) – How did she get involved with the OBHS – Some OBHS's's successes over the last year – The list of this year's recipients of awards and what to look forward to at this year's brunch You can find out more information about the brunch and the Ontario Black History Society via: Website Twitter Facebook Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Visit our website at: http://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,  Dr. Vibe

Would a Black physicist have called it "dark matter"? Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is the 63rd Black American woman to earn a PhD in physics and works on early universe cosmology and the dark matter problem. Xine and Liz talk to Chanda about the mysteries of the universe and the differing conundrums of being Black in the United States versus Canada. Literature emerges as a necessary form of education and survival -- shout out to the writings of Lawrence Hill and Langston Hughes! We discuss Star Trek, dissertation dedications, Janelle Monae, and the ambiguous worth of "diversity" in science and academia. What does it mean to decolonize science? Enjoy this special, extra-long episode! Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's work: http://www.cprescodweinstein.com/ Follow her for her wit, activism, and research on Twitter @IBJIYONGI Decolonizing Science List: https://medium.com/@chanda/decolonising-science-reading-list-339fb773d51f#.om5w2ivfq Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes: http://www.lawrencehill.com/the-book-of-negroes/

From Octopus Books in Ottawa, author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice talks to Lawrence Hill about his novel "The Illegal."

It's a timely tale, Lawrence Hill's follow-up to his bestseller The Book of Negros was released this week. It's called The Illegal, and it is inspired by the real life struggle of refugees around the world. Lawrence joins Libby in the studio to talk about it.Plus , Nick Nanos, Dale Goldhawk, and Jane Brown are here again for another gathering of the special Zoomer Election Panel. They join Libby to go through the results of this week's polls and recap the major events on the campaign trail.

On this episode of Zoomer Week In Review Libby Znaimer is joined by CNN's chief business correspondent Ali Velshi for tips on how Zoomers can make money in this turbulent market. Dr. David Agus, author of The End of Illness drops by with the idea that we need to focus on preventing diseases, not curing them. Plus, reporter Darrin Maharaj goes behind the scenes for the Nathaniel Dett Chorale's multimedia concert based on Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes.

Menneskene har alltid vært fascinert av blod, og alle slags betydninger og funksjoner har vært knyttet til denne røde væsken som pumper rundt i oss. Men hva vet vi idag om blod, og hvilke teknologiske fremskritt har forandret og kommer til å forandre vårt forhold til blod?  De to glade og vitebegjærlige amatører Lars og Pål har lest seg opp på dette temaet, og snakker så etterrettelig som de kan om hva blod er for noe. Det er ikke lite man idag har funnet ut, så det ble en lang episode. Om det er noe i episoden du ønsker å gi oss en tilbakemelding på, send oss gjerne en epost til larsogpaal@gmail.com, eventuelt stikk innom vår facebookside og si det der.  Del episoden med andre vitebegjærlige, og omtal oss gjerne der du etterlater dine omtaler, om det er iTunes eller andre steder. Tusen takk!  Og, om du vil, bli blodgiver! All info du trenger finner du på giblod.no Her er endel av de referansene vi har benyttet oss av i arbeidet med episoden: Artikler fra nett: Julie E. Heggelund om hvordan kolera rammer de med blodtype O hardest (2016):http://forskning.no/blod-sykdommer-biokjemi/2016/04/kolera-rammer-mennesker-med-blodtype-0-hardest Fra forskning.no om blod (2011): http://forskning.no/menneskekroppen/2011/10/hvorfor-kan-man-ikke-blande-blod Flott artikkel i Sykepleien om blodgiving og blod (2016):https://sykepleien.no/reportasje/2016/08/draper-av-liv Carl Zimmer om blodtyper (2014)http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140715-why-do-we-have-blood-types Om kunstig blod i New Scientist (2015) https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27783-what-is-artificial-blood-and-why-is-the-uk-going-to-trial-it/ Svenske forskere om syntetisk blod (2013) http://www.hn.se/nyheter/halland/långt-kvar-till-syntetiskt-blod-1.3127239 Nekrolog over den svenske blodforskeren Claes F. Högman (2006) http://www.hd.se/2006-12-02/dodsfall-claes-f-hogman Bøker: Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Anatomies. A Cultural History of the Human Body, W.W. Norton Company 2013 Bjørn Inge Bertelsen, Patologi. Menneskets Sykdommer, Gyldendal Akademisk 2011, 2.utg Lawrence Hill, Blood. A Biography of the Stuff of Life, Oneworld 2014  

Martha Frankel’s guests this week are Joyce Goldstein, Kevin Hazzard, and Lawrence Hill.

Internationally best-selling author Lawrence Hill returns with an extraordinary, resonant novel about a man on the run. Lawrence Hill spellbound readers with Someone Knows My Name (made into the television mini-series, The Book of Negroes), hailed as “transporting” (Entertainment Weekly) and “completely engrossing” (Washington Post). The Illegal is the gripping story of Keita Ali, a refugee―like the many in today’s headlines―compelled to leave his homeland. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs on Mondays at 5PM on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

February 10, 2016 at Boston Athenæum. The Illegal is the gripping story of Keita Ali, a refugee―like the many in today’s headlines―compelled to leave his homeland. All Keita has ever wanted to do is to run. Running means respect and wealth at home. His native Zantoroland, an imagined country whose tyrants are eerily familiar, turns out the fastest marathoners on earth. But after his journalist father is killed for his outspoken political views, Keita must flee to the wealthy nation of Freedom State―a fictionalized country engaged in a crackdown on all undocumented people, bearing a striking resemblance to modern America. There, Keita becomes a part of the new underground. He learns what it means to live as an illegal. This tension-filled novel casts its eye on race, human potential, and what it means to belong.

Bad things happen to everyone -- no one can escape the unexpected or the curveballs life brings! Sometimes, when we experience challenges we wonder, where is God?  We have many questions with no answers.  Mandy Lawrence-Hill is all too familiar with life obstacles and encourages us in this conversation to embrace faith, not run from it even when we don't know what's around the corner! Join Us! Click Here to Listen In >> http://bit.ly/1BlZrGZ

Bad things happen to everyone -- no one can escape the unexpected or the curveballs life brings! Sometimes, when we experience challenges we wonder, where is God?  We have many questions with no answers.  Mandy Lawrence-Hill is all too familiar with life obstacles and encourages us in this conversation to embrace faith, not run from it even when we don't know what's around the corner! Join Us! Click Here to Listen In >> http://bit.ly/1BlZrGZ

Today on The Gist, Brian Koppelman, the accomplished screen and television writer, director, and—most importantly—podcaster. His show, The Moment, is the newest addition to the Slate and Panoply firmament, and you can subscribe to on iTunes. Plus, Mike finally spiels about the nuclear deal. Today’s sponsor: The BET miniseries The Book of Negroes. Now available on DVD, in a special three-disc package. Based on the critically acclaimed novel by Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes is a universal story of loss, courage, and triumph starring Aunjanue Ellis, Lyriq Bent, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Lou Gossett Jr. Own it today on DVD from E One. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at http://www.slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence Hill talks about his book, The Book of Negroes, which is being reissued in paperback to coincide with the BET miniseries airing in February.In The Book of Negroes, Hill brings to life the journey of Aminata Diallo, an African, a South Carolinian, a New Yorker, a Nova Scotian, and a Londoner, as she travels from continent to continent and from freedom to enslavement. She becomes the embodiment of the African diaspora.Lawrence Hill is the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction. The Book of Negroes (formerly published as Someone Knows My Name) won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The BET miniseries, directed by Clement Virgo, was filmed in South Africa and Canada and stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jane Alexander, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Aunjanue Ellis.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by a generous grant from the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation. Recorded On: Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Lawrence Hill talks about his book, The Book of Negroes, which is being reissued in paperback to coincide with the BET miniseries airing in February.In The Book of Negroes, Hill brings to life the journey of Aminata Diallo, an African, a South Carolinian, a New Yorker, a Nova Scotian, and a Londoner, as she travels from continent to continent and from freedom to enslavement. She becomes the embodiment of the African diaspora.Lawrence Hill is the author of nine books of fiction and nonfiction. The Book of Negroes (formerly published as Someone Knows My Name) won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. The BET miniseries, directed by Clement Virgo, was filmed in South Africa and Canada and stars Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jane Alexander, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Aunjanue Ellis.The Brown Lecture Series is supported by a generous grant from the Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown Family Foundation. 

In episode #32, special guest author Lawrence Hill joins Cove members Millenia, Monica and Roberta to discuss his epic novel, SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME! This is the Cove's 152nd pick. For more information about our online book club visit: http://www.thereadingcove.com

When a mother listens to the beats of her own heart, where angst, fear and fortitude compete, and then beautifully weaves emotion into a story about her ongoing journey to support a bipolar son, then you know something significant has happened in African American literature. At least I did, when I read Charlotte Pierce-Baker‘s insightful memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son (Lawrence Hill Books, 2012). But what I didn't know is why Pierce-Baker would “go there” again. I mean, she has already, once before, “gone there,” when she mined personal pain to write about trauma and black women's narratives of rape. Yet, when I reflect on a line from her son's poetry, which is what knits the narrative together, I understand. Her son Mark writes: “When mom is gone nothing is right and everything is wrong/A joke is not a joke, and the birds don't sing their song.” The power of this book for me is that a mother has created a literary space for her son, a black man living with mental illness, to sing about being a father, a husband, a solid citizen, and yet struggling. Mark's wrangles with his struggles are revealed in poetic opening lines like these: “In the padded room of my heart/ A madman suffers.” “Street vendors here do not sell soft pretzels/They trade toxic pebbles for pocket change until there is just lint left.” “I will love you until God dies.” This book is as much about a black man in America, as it is about a black man dealing with bipolar disorder, as it is about a mother, a family, learning to cope and ultimately to understand. This Fragile Life is a must read. Listen to the interview, and you'll see why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

When a mother listens to the beats of her own heart, where angst, fear and fortitude compete, and then beautifully weaves emotion into a story about her ongoing journey to support a bipolar son, then you know something significant has happened in African American literature. At least I did, when I read Charlotte Pierce-Baker‘s insightful memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son (Lawrence Hill Books, 2012). But what I didn't know is why Pierce-Baker would “go there” again. I mean, she has already, once before, “gone there,” when she mined personal pain to write about trauma and black women's narratives of rape. Yet, when I reflect on a line from her son's poetry, which is what knits the narrative together, I understand. Her son Mark writes: “When mom is gone nothing is right and everything is wrong/A joke is not a joke, and the birds don't sing their song.” The power of this book for me is that a mother has created a literary space for her son, a black man living with mental illness, to sing about being a father, a husband, a solid citizen, and yet struggling. Mark's wrangles with his struggles are revealed in poetic opening lines like these: “In the padded room of my heart/ A madman suffers.” “Street vendors here do not sell soft pretzels/They trade toxic pebbles for pocket change until there is just lint left.” “I will love you until God dies.” This book is as much about a black man in America, as it is about a black man dealing with bipolar disorder, as it is about a mother, a family, learning to cope and ultimately to understand. This Fragile Life is a must read. Listen to the interview, and you'll see why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

When a mother listens to the beats of her own heart, where angst, fear and fortitude compete, and then beautifully weaves emotion into a story about her ongoing journey to support a bipolar son, then you know something significant has happened in African American literature. At least I did, when I read Charlotte Pierce-Baker‘s insightful memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother’s Story of a Bipolar Son (Lawrence Hill Books, 2012). But what I didn’t know is why Pierce-Baker would “go there” again. I mean, she has already, once before, “gone there,” when she mined personal pain to write about trauma and black women’s narratives of rape. Yet, when I reflect on a line from her son’s poetry, which is what knits the narrative together, I understand. Her son Mark writes: “When mom is gone nothing is right and everything is wrong/A joke is not a joke, and the birds don’t sing their song.” The power of this book for me is that a mother has created a literary space for her son, a black man living with mental illness, to sing about being a father, a husband, a solid citizen, and yet struggling. Mark’s wrangles with his struggles are revealed in poetic opening lines like these: “In the padded room of my heart/ A madman suffers.” “Street vendors here do not sell soft pretzels/They trade toxic pebbles for pocket change until there is just lint left.” “I will love you until God dies.” This book is as much about a black man in America, as it is about a black man dealing with bipolar disorder, as it is about a mother, a family, learning to cope and ultimately to understand. This Fragile Life is a must read. Listen to the interview, and you’ll see why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a mother listens to the beats of her own heart, where angst, fear and fortitude compete, and then beautifully weaves emotion into a story about her ongoing journey to support a bipolar son, then you know something significant has happened in African American literature. At least I did, when I read Charlotte Pierce-Baker‘s insightful memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother’s Story of a Bipolar Son (Lawrence Hill Books, 2012). But what I didn’t know is why Pierce-Baker would “go there” again. I mean, she has already, once before, “gone there,” when she mined personal pain to write about trauma and black women’s narratives of rape. Yet, when I reflect on a line from her son’s poetry, which is what knits the narrative together, I understand. Her son Mark writes: “When mom is gone nothing is right and everything is wrong/A joke is not a joke, and the birds don’t sing their song.” The power of this book for me is that a mother has created a literary space for her son, a black man living with mental illness, to sing about being a father, a husband, a solid citizen, and yet struggling. Mark’s wrangles with his struggles are revealed in poetic opening lines like these: “In the padded room of my heart/ A madman suffers.” “Street vendors here do not sell soft pretzels/They trade toxic pebbles for pocket change until there is just lint left.” “I will love you until God dies.” This book is as much about a black man in America, as it is about a black man dealing with bipolar disorder, as it is about a mother, a family, learning to cope and ultimately to understand. This Fragile Life is a must read. Listen to the interview, and you’ll see why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a mother listens to the beats of her own heart, where angst, fear and fortitude compete, and then beautifully weaves emotion into a story about her ongoing journey to support a bipolar son, then you know something significant has happened in African American literature. At least I did, when I read Charlotte Pierce-Baker‘s insightful memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son (Lawrence Hill Books, 2012). But what I didn't know is why Pierce-Baker would “go there” again. I mean, she has already, once before, “gone there,” when she mined personal pain to write about trauma and black women's narratives of rape. Yet, when I reflect on a line from her son's poetry, which is what knits the narrative together, I understand. Her son Mark writes: “When mom is gone nothing is right and everything is wrong/A joke is not a joke, and the birds don't sing their song.” The power of this book for me is that a mother has created a literary space for her son, a black man living with mental illness, to sing about being a father, a husband, a solid citizen, and yet struggling. Mark's wrangles with his struggles are revealed in poetic opening lines like these: “In the padded room of my heart/ A madman suffers.” “Street vendors here do not sell soft pretzels/They trade toxic pebbles for pocket change until there is just lint left.” “I will love you until God dies.” This book is as much about a black man in America, as it is about a black man dealing with bipolar disorder, as it is about a mother, a family, learning to cope and ultimately to understand. This Fragile Life is a must read. Listen to the interview, and you'll see why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Lawrence Hill's third novel was published as The Book of Negroes in Canada and the UK, and as Someone Knows My Name in the USA, Australiaand New Zealand. It won the overall Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Ontario Library Association's Evergreen Award and CBC Radio's Canada Reads. The book was a finalist for the Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award and longlisted for both the Giller Prize and the IMPAC Award. Hill is also the author of the novels Any Known Blood (William Morrow, New York, 1999 and HarperCollins Canada, 1997) and Some Great Thing (HarperCollins 2009, originally published by Turnstone Press, Winnipeg, 1992). Hill's most recently published fiction is the short story 'Meet You at the Door', which appeared in the January-February, 2011 issue of The Walrus magazine.   Hill's most recent non-fiction book The Deserter's Tale: the Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq (written with Joshua Key) was released in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and several European countries.   In 2010, Hill received honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University, the Bob Edwards Award from the Alberta Theatre Projects, and was named Author of the Year by Go On Girl, the largest African-American women's book club in the United States.  

This evening we are continuing our critique of the 2012 presidential race alone with current events effecting our community over the past week. Also we are taking a look at the book entitled the book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill.

We have Dalton Higgins back!!Dalton is considered one of Canada's foremost experts on popular culture. He has recently written his fourth book, "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures".In "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures", some of Canada's most acclaimed multicultural personalities, public figures, intellectuals, entertainers, athletes, and activists share stories, memories, insights, and revelations about fatherhood, from comic to tragic. As an African-Canadian fatherhood advocate, Dalton also digs around to see how Black fathers of this millennium are faring, as academics and pundits have debated for decades what is at the heart of the problem when it comes to the much-publicized shortcomings of Black fathers.The book spots trends across a newer generation of media-savvy multicultural dads influenced by everything from George Lopez and Bill Cosby to the Osbournes and Obama, with keen insights and essays from fatherhood activists. It includes essays on the "baby daddy" phenomenon and Bob Marley, pops in popular culture, technology and parenting, and crucial research on aboriginal fatherhood by Dr. Jessica Ball. Some of the people interviewed are: Michael "Pinball" Clemons, Broken Social Scene's Charles Spearin, Toronto FC's Dwayne De Rosario, Bollywood Boulevard's Mohit Rajhans, George Elliot Clarke, Hal Niedzvicki, Lawrence Hill, dramatist Richard Lee, CBC Radio's Matt Galloway, social entrepreneur Sol Guy and more!!Dalton has written three other books. He also co-directed and produced "More Than A Haircut", the critically acclaimed documentary about Black fathers and barbershop culture. Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Dalton about "Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications" at Harlem Restaurant in Toronto. Enjoy!!By the way, this podcast comes with a bonus - our first contest. If you listen to the whole podcast, you will hear the details!!If you would like to hear our previous interviews with Dalton, please click on the following link:http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/vibe-and-vegas-with-dalton-higgins/http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/vibe-and-vegas-with-dalton-higgins-on-the-film-more-than-a-haircut/If you would like to view Dalton in a panel discussion about the role of fathers today:http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/do-dads-matter-2/If you would like to contact Dalton, you can email him at daltonhiggins@gmail.comFeel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free).God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.comhttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas

Author Lawrence Hill joins the program to discuss his book The Book of Negros. Lawrence Hill is the son of American immigrants — a black father and a white mother who came to Canada the day after they married in 1953 in Washington, D.C. On his father's side, Hill's grandfather and great grandfather were university-educated, ordained ministers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His mother came from a Republican family in Oak Park, Illinois, graduated from Oberlin College and went on to become a civil rights activist in D.C....

Award-winning author Lawrence Hill on his novel "The Book of Negroes". He also discusses the historical odyssey of former slaves back to Africa, on which the story is based.

Award-winning author Lawrence Hill on his novel "The Book of Negroes". He also discusses the historical odyssey of former slaves back to Africa, on which the story is based.

Recorded on February 13th 2008 by CFRC, 101.9 FM. Lawrence Hill delivers the 2008 Robert Sutherland Visitorship address, entitled "Faction: The Merging of History and Fiction". The opening remarks are by Dr. Barrington Walker.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *When the Fairest Cut is the Deepest: The Risk of Renunciation* for Sunday, 9 September 2007; book review: *The Deserter's Tale; The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq* by Joshua Key as told to Lawrence Hill (2007); film review: *Combat Diary; The Marines of Lima Company* (2006); poem review: *An Evening Prayer* by George MacDonald.

It's called the "Book of Negroes" -- an actual historical record of thousands of blacks who fled American slavery for Nova Scotia. In his new novel, Lawrence Hill recounts this chapter in black history through the story of one woman and her personal journey. It's called "The Book of Negroes".