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National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher who reissued antisemitic books

JL;DR SUMMARY The National Book Awards is facing controversy for honoring Paul Coates, founder of Black Classic Press, with the Literarian Award amid backlash over his republication of Tony Martin's antisemitic essay, "The Jewish Onslaught." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Freedom Of ExpressionMark OppenheimerTa Nehisi CoatesPaul CoatesNational Book AwardsBlack Classic PressTony MartinJewish OnslaughtAfrocentric Literature

Places mentioned

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States
"by then-tenured Wellesley College professor Tony Martin that employed a series of antisemitic"
Canada
"The Giller Prize, a prestigious Canadian literary award, will host its own ceremony on Monday following months of protest"

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