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TRAILER: Tayari Jones's "Leaving Atlanta" heads to screen Rob Fields blog November 16, 2010 1The celebrated and nuanced story of fifth-graders living through the Atlanta Child Murders heads into production.
REVIEW: Steven Roby & Brad Schreiber – "Becoming Jimi Hendrix" Rob Fields blog November 11, 2010 0A recent book on the rock icon brings his humanity to the fore.
New ringShout Reading Series Kicks Off 9/10 Rob Fields blog September 1, 2010 0Black literary excellence has a home at the 2010 Brooklyn Book Festival.
My "Post Black" interview Rob Fields blog January 30, 2010 1It’s exciting that more people are noticing the cultural shift that I’ve been talking about–and this community has, in some...
VIDEO: Trailer for "Precious" Rob Fields blog October 19, 2009 1I have yet to read Sapphire's novel Push, on which this film is based. But, if this trailer is any...
Wednesday events: Farai Chideya (and I) in Bed-Stuy, and me on WKCR Rob Fields Lit June 10, 2009 0Two things tonight: First, I'm joining Farai Chideya at Brownstone Books in Bed-Stuy. She'll read a bit from Kiss The...
Photos: KRS-One's book launch @ powerHouseArena — May 29 Rob Fields Lit June 2, 2009 0Or, how I ended up covering the Blastmaster for MTV NewsI can hear y'all now: "But, Rob, doesn't your blog...
Video from Farai Chideya's "Kiss The Sky" book party Rob Fields Connections May 15, 2009 0Some video shot by Baratunde Thurston of Jack & Jill Politics last night at Farai's party. The affair was held...
Interview: Farai Chideya on "Kiss The Sky"–part 2 Rob Fields Lit May 13, 2009 0"Black rock is resurgent because hip hop has been so abused." The second part of my interview with Kiss The...
Interview: Farai Chideya on "Kiss The Sky"–part 1 Rob Fields Lit May 12, 2009 0"Rock is problematized for Black people." Farai Chideya's novel Kiss The Sky hits bookstores today. I spent close to 30...
