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Hotel tribute to Ralph Ellison to be built at Classen Curve
A 120-room hotel named in honor of Oklahoma City literary icon Ralph Ellison is set to be built at Classen Curve with designs aimed at featuring local artists and authors. The hotel will be the first in Oklahoma under the Tribute Portfolio, Marriott International’s newest brand that accommodates independent hotels with a variety of designs …
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Light Bulb Moment: OSU welcomes Ralph Ellison Foundation for conversation on race, identity
Being a respected artist, writer and scholar didn’t keep Ralph Ellison from struggling with the issues of race and identity that plague other black men and women in our culture. His 1952 novel “Invisible Man,” which won the National Book Award and is widely viewed as one of the great American novels of the 20th …
Ralph Ellison Foundation continues to promote literacy and important conversations
Writers, though mortal, tend to live on through their works. For Oklahoma-born literary icon Ralph Ellison, channels to posterity include the magnum opus Invisible Man, several essay collections and the posthumous novel Juneteenth. In addition to his written works, however, Ellison’s legacy continues due to a group of thinkers, professionals and self-professed “Ellisonians” who, in …
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