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René Maran
French poet and novelist (1887–1960)
René Maran (5 November 1887 – 9 May 1960) was a Frenchpoet and novelist, and the first black writer to win the French Prix Goncourt (in 1921).
Biography
Maran was born on the boat carrying his parents to Fort-de-France, Martinique where he lived until the age of seven. After that he went to Gabon, where his father Héménéglide Maran was in the colonial service. After attending boarding school in Bordeaux, France, he joined the French Colonial service in French Equatorial Africa. It was his experience there that was the basis for many of his novels, including Batouala: A True Black Novel, which won the Prix Goncourt.[1]
W. E. B. Du Bois applauded Maran, saying of his writings in an article which would be incorporated into the pivotal Harlem Renaissance text The New Negro, "Maran's attack on France and on the black French deputy from Senegal has gone into the courts and marks an era. Never before have Negroes criticized the work of the French in Africa."[2][3]
Since the 1920s he was
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Renee Imperato
Renee Imperato was born on May 8, 1948 in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York City, where her mother worked making wigs and toupees for local theaters. Assigned male at birth, Renee describes the first 30 some years of life as living as an “unconscious male impersonator.” She was bullied in school with homophobic slurs, so she lived in denial about her identity.
As a young adult, Renee went to fight in the Vietnam War. The Mai Lai Massacre opened her eyes to what the US was fighting for, so she became involved in the anti-war movement, hosting anti-war meetings in the barracks. When she was transferred back to the US towards the end of the war, she participated in anti-war rallies and demonstrations.
After her discharge in September 1971, she joined the Workers World Party, where she met communist revolutionary Leslie Feinberg. Leslie opened her eyes to queer oppression, gender consciousness, and political organizing. Renee got a job working as a taxi driver in New York City, which she kept for 27 years, in order to maintain a flexible schedule to do political
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Renée
This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see Renée (disambiguation).
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname.
Renée is the female form of René, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French grammar.[1] The name Renée is the French form of the late Roman name Renatus and the meaning is reborn or born again. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the Christian concept of being spiritually born again through baptism.[2]
Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the United States in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s.[3] It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity.[4]
Given name
- Renée and Renato, British male/female vocal duo
- Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French actress of the silent era
- Renee Alway (born 1986), American fashion model
- Renee Amoore (1953–2020), American health care advocate
- Renée Asherson (
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