Author: Carl Brandon Society

Deadline: January 31, 2007

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which recognize outstanding works that contribute to our understanding of racism or appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures, is accepting entries. Now in its 72nd year, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards continues to be the only American book award designed specifically to recognize works addressing issues of racism and diversity. The awards are administered by the Cleveland Foundation.

Awards are given for both fiction and nonfiction. Award recipients traditionally receive a monetary gift of $10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf Fund.

To be eligible, books must be written in English and published in 2006. Plays and screenplays are not eligible, nor are works in progress. Manuscripts and self-published works are not eligible.

Submission information and form, as well as a complete list of winners, can be found at the awards program Web site.

… (or, 25 examples of the racism we witness on a regular basis)

by basil, billie, qwo-li, jenn and colin

Examples:

11. ask a native person; “do you make your own jewelry?”

12. use the identity of white anti-racist as a shield against accusations of racism.

(thanks to Walking the Walls for the pointer.

As a game, I started counting how many of the 25 I’ve experienced. Stopped when I’d gotten to 10 and was barely half-way through the list.

-nalo

From the blog of Black. Geek. And Fine With That:

That woman stood in front of men from her community and said she wanted to see solid representations of black women in the books her men create. One of them told her to wait for the men to get situated, the other told her it’s too hard.

Oh, wait. They didn’t say that to her, only. They said that to all of us.