April 10, 2025, 2:13pm

Immediately, the Cleveland Basis introduced the winners of its 90s annual Anisfield-Wolf Ebook Awards, which search to acknowledge books that “have made vital contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the wealthy variety of human cultures.” It’s America’s solely endowed juried prize expressly devoted to celebrating literature about racism.

“For 90 years, the Anisfield-Wolf Ebook Awards have championed fearless, groundbreaking literature that challenges the established order, ignites dialogue, and shapes a extra simply and inclusive world,&quot,” mentioned Lillian Kuri, president and CEO of the Cleveland Basis, in a press release. “This 12 months’s winners unearth buried histories, redefine cultural narratives, and demand our consideration—at a second when these voices are extra important than ever.”

The 2025 recipients are:

Lifetime Achievement:
Yusef Komunyakaa

Fiction:
Danzy Senna, Coloured Tv

Nonfiction:
John Swanson Jacobs, ed. Jonathan D. S. Schroeder, America Ruled By Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery; A Rediscovered Narrative, with a Full Biography

Memoir:
Tessa Hulls, Feeding Ghosts

Poetry:
Janice Harrington, Yard Present