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Kalisha Buckhanon

Kalisha Buckhanon is small town born-and-raised Midwesterner, until college as a University of Chicago English major, and next as a Manhattan-made author launched by The New School's M.F.A. in Creative Writing program. Her celebrated novels are UPSTATE, CONCEPTION, SOLEMN and SPEAKING OF SUMMER. She's been a true crime commentator for shows on BET, ID and TV One as well as taught often as an inner-city educator since college. She loves culture, books, movies, vegetarian food and live music or theater. She lives and works between Chicago and New York City, but you may always visit her anytime at Kalisha.com.

Refettorio Harlem: Dignity in Dining for All

Fine dining for all, regardless of their ability to pay, is what makes Refettorio Harlem so inspiring and admirable – along with its exquisite food and warm-hearted people.