Archive for month: February, 2014

Trying to Grapple with the Big Problem: The Writings of Richard Wright

February 10, 2014/in Authors Civil Rights Education History Poetry /by Joe

Photograph © Carl Van Vechten Richard Wright was one of the most important black novelists of the 20th century, and “easily the most famous Negro novelist of the decade,” as […]

Russell Wilson, “I’m still learning and I’m on a constant quest for knowledge.”

February 5, 2014/in Arthur Ashe Jr Male Sports Scholar Of The Year Award College Football Russell Wilson Super Bowl /by Joe

At age 25, this was not only Russell Wilson’s second year with the Seattle Seahawks but also his second year playing pro football with the NFL. In the media blitz […]