Today’s Briefing:
PROFESSOR IMANI PERRY HONORED WITH NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION: On Nov. 16, Professor of African American Studies Imani Perry received the National Book Award for Nonfiction, honoring “South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.” In the book, Perry draws on the stories, figures, and traditions of the American South to explore its complexities and advance the argument that “our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole,” according to the National Book Foundation, which presented the award.
“I write for my people. I write because we children of the lash-scarred, rope-choked, bullet-ridden, desecrated are still here, standing. I write for my children … and for their entire generation who deserves so much better than what we’ve offered them. May they succeed where we have failed,” said Perry in her acceptance speech for the award.
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TOWN COUNCIL HEARS COMMUNITY THOUGHTS ON MASTER PLANS: On Wednesday, Nov. 30, community members convened in the Princeton Public Library to share their input regarding proposals and ideas for future town developments at a town hall hosted by the Princeton Town and Master Plan Steering Committee. The event occurred shortly after a Town Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 28, wherein town council members discussed the master plan — which strives to provide a blueprint for continued growth and development over the next decade — and a city ordinance related to sidewalk usage.
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SPEAR HOSTS PANEL DISCUSSING DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS: On Nov. 30, Students for Prison Education, Abolition, and Reform (SPEAR) hosted a panel on the NJ Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The event featured members of the local grassroots group Unidad Latina en Acción (ULA) and the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), as well as several other panelists and three domestic workers who shared their experiences with exploitation, insufficient pay, and minimal or no breaks, among other topics. The panel occurred amid a national proliferation of workers rights movements, which encompass many domestic workers.
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