Asali Solomon was born and raised in West Philadelphia. Her first book, a collection of stories entitled Get Down, set mostly in Philadelphia, will be released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on Oct. 24. Solomon's work has been featured in Vibe, Essence, and the anthology Naked: Black Women Bare All About Their Skin, Hair, Hips, Lips and Other Parts. She received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for the stories in Get Down. Read More...
Sonia Manzano and friend. Longtime Sesame Street cast member Sonia Manzano will retire from the show after 44 years, the actress announced while speaking to the American Library Association this week. Manzano has played Maria, a friendly neighborhood vest enthusiast, since 1971; she also wrote for the show from 1981 to 2002, winning 15 Daytime Emmys in the process. In her four decades on Sesame Street, Manzano got married, turned invisible, asked for a raise, went to the hospital, and fixed a door. Read More...
Football Weekly Football The life and times of Nicky Bandini – Football Weekly More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Presented by Max Rushden with Barry Glendenning and Nicky Bandini. Produced by Joel Grove and our executive producer is Danielle Stephens.
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