# Louise Meriwether
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louise meriwether (born May 8, 1923) is an American novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, as well as a writer of biographies of historically important African Americans for children. She is best known for her first novel, Daddy Was a Number Runner (1970), which draws on autobiographical elements about growing up in Harlem during the Depression and in the era after the Harlem Renaissance.
== Early life and education ==
She was born in Haverstraw, New York, to the married couple Marion Lloyd Jenkins and Julia Jenkins.
Peter Betts, Audrey Salkeld, Heather Rogers KC, Louise Meriwether
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s6 e7 — DR. RUTH WESTHEIMER and LOUISE MERIWETHER: Them ones that would help you hide a body!
This week, Miriam covers the extraordinary life of sex therapist and talk show host, Dr. Ruth Westheimer; and Lavetta covers the extraordinary life of author and activist, Louise Meriwether.
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I'll Give You a Reason: Part 3 (Author Interview)
This episode, Annell López joins us for a conversation on her debut short story collection, I'll Give You a Reason, winner of the 2023 Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/annellthebookbabe and pick up a copy of her book at https://www.feministpre…
‘The Work You Do, The Person You Are,’ by Toni Morrison
Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon dig into a classic essay by Toni Morrison, “The Work You Do, the Person You Are,” published in The New Yorker in May 2017. They talk about labor and self-identity — how our feelings of worth can become so closely tied to the work we do, in ways that can become unheal…
[Free Teaser] Member Exclusive: 'Sonny's Blues,' by James Baldwin
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In this special Member Exclusive episode, Deesha and Dawnie kick off a recurring feature we call Iconic Stories — starting with James Baldwin’s ‘Sonny’s Blues,’ first published in 1957 in the Partisan Review. They discuss the prevalent themes of family and brotherhood, loss, drug addiction, and mu…
S1E2 - Annell Lopez | We Published, Beloved! Podcast
In this episode, we celebrate the journey of Annell Lopez, the author of "I'll Give You a Reason," as she shares her experience of navigating multiple identities and the challenges of becoming a published author. From overcoming internalized doubts to winning the prestigious Louise Meriwether First…
EP 52- "Craft, Identity, and Persistence" | Annell López | Louise Meriwether First Book Prize Winner & Author of I'll Give You a Reason
What does it take to cross the bridge from storyteller to finally calling yourself a writer?In this episode, Nicole sits down with award-winning author Annell López to discuss her debut short story collection, I’ll Give You a Reason. Together, they explore identity, immigration, imposter syndrome, …
d’Archive Episode 38: Black Experience in the Arts, Louise Meriwether
Season 4 of d’Archive kicks off with selections all semester from the Black Experience in the Art Collection, an archived series of lectures from a course taught under the same name from 1970-1994 at the University of Connecticut. This course was prompted by the Center for Black Studies in the late…
Daddy Was a Number Runner Audiobook by Louise Meriwether
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Daddy Was a Number RunnerSubtitle: A NovelCategories: African American, Coming of Age, Fiction, Historical FictionAuthor: Louise MeriwetherNarrator: Karen MurrayPublisher: Tantor AudioRelease date: 06-21-2022Language: EnglishSumm…
Deesha Philyaw (Author of The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman) | Ep. 237
Author Deesha Philyaw joins Sarah to discuss her debut novel, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman. Deesha first started writing this book more than 20 years ago, before her short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, became a National Book Award finalist. She shares the journe…
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