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After a stroke blinded one eye, Frank Bruni focused on the future
Angela Davis is escorted by two FBI agents after her arrest in New York on Oct. 13, 1970. She was taken from FBI headquarters to the Women's House of Detention. David Pickoff/AP hide caption
This forgotten women's prison helped cement Greenwich Village's queer identity
Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and The Olympians. Rick Riordan hide caption
2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'
Mark Esper has written a book about the challenges he faced as Defense secretary in the Trump administration. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters
George Pérez, a celebrated comic book writer and artist, died at age 67 on Friday. Here, the artist is seen in 2019 at Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible & Uncanny Life of Stan Lee, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
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Runaway Bunny, Horton Hatches The Egg and Happy Dreams, Little Bunny are three examples of how writers have portrayed moms to young readers. NPR hide caption
Pro-choice and anti-abortion activist rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 02, 2022 in Washington, DC. In an initial draft opinion obtained by Politico, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
CNN international anchor Zain Asher poses with her mother, Obiajulu Ejiofor. After losing her husband in a car crash, Ejiofor raised four children with strict and innovative practices — including, when Asher was a teenager, using scissors to cut the power cord of the TV set. Obiajulu told her daughter she could watch television again once she'd earned admission to Oxford. Courtesy of Zain Asher hide caption
CNN's Zain Asher is grateful for her mom's tough love — even if it meant no TV
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Milwaukee-based book influencer Cree Myles curates Penguin Random House's All Ways Black Instagram account. Isaiah Joseph hide caption
How one book influencer championing Black authors is changing publishing
In Minnie Driver's new memoir, Managing Expectations, the actress shares stories about the messiness of life from her childhood in England and Barbados, to her unexpected path into acting, becoming a single mom and her complicated relationship with her own parents. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images hide caption