October 12, 2021
AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., was adapted from the remarks he delivered at the PEN America annual gala held on October 5, 2021 where he was honored with the organization’s PEN/Audible Literary Service Award. Learn more about PEN America and view a recording of the gala at PEN America's website. Professor Gates' essay can be read on The New York Times' website.
On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, The New York Times published an essay entitled "Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Literary Freedom as an Essential Human Right." The essay, written by