William Kelley: Lost Writer On The White/Black Experience
New Yorker
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1/29/18
"If “dem” is a strange book, it is strange in a familiar way. Part Roth, part Swift, part Twain, it is built of satire, farce, and hyperbole, all deployed in the name of moral seriousness.”
Understanding Orientalism: As It Was, And Still Is
Literary Hub
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1/23/18
"Despite forty years of exegesis and new thinking around postcolonial theory and empire studies, it’s as if the machinery of empire continues to cripple our thinking about ourselves as Americans. Every time I speak to Americans, unless they are comprised of people of color, I need to presume that they’ve heard none of this, that they’ve been indoctrinated in the same ways that I was.”
“Hedge Funds Run By Women Outperform By 20%”
Financial News London
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1/16/18
Millennials: “A Demographic Bridge To America’s Diverse Future”
Brookings
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1/1/18
"the millennial generation, now 44 percent minority, is the most diverse generation in American history. While its lasting legacy is yet to be determined, this generation is set to serve as a social, economic, and political bridge to chronologically successive (and increasingly) racially diverse generations. With an emphasis on its unique racial diversity, this report examines the demographic makeup of millennials for the nation, the 100 largest metropolitan areas, and all 50 states.”