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Self-Appointed Executioners 'Walk Among Us' in America

Roxane Gay writes that Americans have lost respect for sanctity of life, unless it's their own

(Newser) - The killing of a homeless street performer on the New York City subway this week is further proof to Roxane Gay of a disturbing new truth in America: "Increasingly, it is not safe to be in public, to be human, to be fallible," she writes in a New ...

Harvard Makes Groundbreaking Choice for Its Next President

Claudine Gay, a political participation expert, will be the school's first Black leader

(Newser) - Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Gay, who is currently a dean at the university and a democracy scholar, will become president July 1. She replaces Lawrence Bacow,...

Brouhaha After Website Wonders if Roxane Gay Will 'Fit in the Lift'

Mamamia website, founder have since apologized to the author

(Newser) - Best-selling author Roxane Gay gave a podcast interview to Australian website Mamamia that went well enough, but the aftermath of the sit-down has not been so amicable. The description for the podcast , which focused on Gay's new memoir Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, mentioned Gay's "super-morbidly...

Despite Milo Move, Author Won't Let Publisher Off Hook

Feminist author Roxane Gay rails on Simon & Schuster

(Newser) - People are buzzing about Simon & Schuster pulling Milo Yiannopoulos' upcoming book, Dangerous, over past pedophilia comments—but one person not giving him, or the publisher, a pass is Roxane Gay. On her Tumblr , the Bad Feminist author digs into S&S, noting that no, "they did not finally...

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