From June 17th, 2021:

It’s Not Too Late to Discover Louise Meriwether

"The author, 98, wrote one of the classic novels of Depression-era Black life, 'Daddy Was a Number Runner,' and its themes still resonate today."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/books/louise-meriwether.html

(It's very long, with very nice photos.)

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