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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels “If one had to identify the single most influential shaping force in modern Black literary history, one would probably have to point to Wright and the publication of Native Son.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr. ""The most powerful American novel to...

Step into the heart of Canton, Texas, with Native Son Podcast, a video podcast that brings you the stories, flavors, and sounds of East Texas, recorded live at Native Son Family Restaurant. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a celebration of hometown pride, community roots, and the universal language of food, drink, music, and culture. Hosted by owner, aumbeach episode is a curated conversation with the people who make East Texas special: local farmers sharing tales of the land, musicians strumming the soul of small-town life, chefs crafting dishes that tell stories, and neighbors ...

The Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal originization that focuses on the restoration of California history, and our Charitable Foundation.This podcast is to get the information out there about who we are, what we are doing, what events we have coming up. Episodes should be posted every Tuesday.If you would like and information about the Native Sons of the Golden West you can visit the link below.https://linktr.ee/nsgw1875

African-American Naval Academy Graduate, Marine Corps Veteran, and Entrepreneur "IRON" Mike Steadman, shares his perspectives on race, culture, and business.

Na nota introdutória deste volume, James Baldwin, aos 31 anos, se dá conta do momento mais importante de sua formação, quando se viu obrigado a perceber que a linha do seu passado não levava à Europa, e sim à África. Foi então que ele se deparou com uma revelação chocante: Shakespeare, Bach e Rembrandt não eram criações "realmente minhas, não abrigavam minha história; seria inútil procurar nelas algum reflexo de mim. Eu era um intruso; aquele legado não era meu".

Modern biographies of Richard Nixon have been consumed with Watergate. All have missed arguably the most important perspective on Nixon as California's native son, the only U.S. president born and raised in California. By shifting the focus from Watergate and Washington to Nixon's deep, defining roots in California, Paul Carter boldly challenges common conceptions of the thirty-seventh president of the United States.

Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer (he calls her Baby) - and now she's dead.

For four generations, the Messmers have raised cattle in the rough country of eastern Montana. When the current owners die in a motor home accident, they leave the ranch to their son - an ominous development for everyone in the area, both human and bovine. Larry Messmer left Toussaint in the 1980s, when he got in trouble for bludgeoning a horse to death, and Gabriel Du Pré hoped he would never come back. Larry announces his return by having his ranch hands kill every weak cow on the property.