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Farai Chideya

Farai Chideya

Farai Chideya

Farai Chideya, author of Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African Americans (Plume Penguin 1995), now in it's eigth printing, The Color of Our Future (William Morrow, 1999), named one of the best books for teens by the... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. keep it simple; keep it moving
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My life in 8 words: "spinning gold out of straw"
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April 23, 2009
Man, I am workin' hard with Christine (Saunders of the publicity department) to figure out how to get the message across for the...
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Kiss the Sky will be released on May 18, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Kiss the Sky is now available in Trade Paperback
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Kiss the Sky is now available in Hardcover
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Kiss the Sky will be released on May 12, 2009 in eBook
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Kiss the Sky is now available in eBook
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Chapter 1 from Kiss the Sky
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Farai Chideya Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. keep it simple; keep it moving Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. "like" Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. one I'm writing now Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. my own propensity to talk more than I listen Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. being loved and loving in return Learn more about Farai Chideya

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Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 2011
...recasts Homer's epic in Afrocentric terms. On Saturday, there's a panel on rap, chaired by writer Farai Chideya and focusing on the Anthology of Rap, with coeditor Andrew DuBois; the panel opens with a presentation by digital poet Mary Ann Sullivan....
WNYC, March 2, 2012
...and more will be covered by our weekly Friday panel which includes Katie Halper, blogger at katielhalper.com, Farai Chideya, a journalist and blogger at Farai.com, and Ron Christie, Republican political strategist, CEO of Christie Strategies, and former...
Harvard Crimson, March 1, 2012
...in our pockets, and they’re all connected to everybody else.”Former NPR journalist and current IOP Fellow Farai Chideya emphasized social media’s ability to connect and mobilize people at a time when many feel disillusioned by conventional means of...
Indianapolis Recorder, February 22, 2012
...Courtesy Farai Chideya Farai Chideya Farai Chideya is a journalist and the author of four nonfiction and fiction books, and she blogs at Farai.com. She is a spring 2012 fellow at...
Channel4000, February 20, 2012
...life of our nation may depend on it. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Farai Chideya...
SC Black News, February 17, 2012
...our stint as contributors on NPR’s "News and Notes" morning program with host Ed Gordon and then Farai Chideya. Roland also carried a couple of my columns when he ran an independent website, Black America Today. He is an intelligent man who I always...
Harvard Crimson, February 16, 2012
...Fifteen Minutes sat down with IOP fellow and renowned journalist Farai Chideya ’90 for a cozy chat about radio, faux-hawks, and science fiction.1. Fifteen Minutes: Welcome back to Harvard! What’s it like being back?Farai Chideya: I love it! It...
Times Union, February 3, 2012
...Line”); and David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker (“The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama”). Farai Chideya, a journalist and writer, is the moderator; tickets are $15, or $10 for members at (888) 718-4253. On view through June 2: “The...