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Jabari Asim (born August 11, 1962) is an author, poet, playwright, associate professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts,〔(Emerson College News )〕 and since August 2007, has been the Editor-in-Chief of ''The Crisis'' magazine, a journal of politics, ideas and culture published by the NAACP and founded by historian and social activist W. E. B. Du Bois in 1910. In welcoming Asim to ''The Crisis'' in August 2007, then publisher Roger Wilkins said: “Mr. Asim is a seasoned editor, a fine writer and author of a new best selling book. He is a gentleman devoted to the cause of racial justice, is excited about his new role with the NAACP and we are energized by his joining our ranks.”〔(NAACP Press Release. )〕 Asim was chosen by the National Book Foundation to serve on the nonfiction panel for the 2013 National Book Awards. Harold Augenbraum, executive director of the foundation, "lauded Asim’s ability to approach difficult topics with humility."〔Brittany Gervais / Beacon Staff, ("Writing to be a part of the conversation: WLP associate professor tapped for National Book Awards panel" ), ''The Berkeley Beacon'', April 29, 2013.〕〔("You don't know what you got 'til it's gone" ), ''The Berkeley Beacon'', April 11, 2013.〕 In April 2009, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded Asim a fellowship in nonfiction, one of 180 fellowships awarded to artists, scientists and scholars in 2009 selected from a group of almost 3,000 applicants.〔(John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announcement. )〕 From 2008 to 2010, Asim was Scholar-in-Residence in African-American Studies and in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.〔(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jabari Asim. )〕 Asim spent eleven years (1996–2007) at ''The Washington Post'' as deputy editor of the book review section, children's book editor, poetry editor, and editor of the ''Washington Post''′s Education Review. For three years he also wrote a ''Washington Post'' Writers Group syndicated column on political and social issues for the ''Post''. Asim is a former vice president of the National Book Critics Circle.〔("NBCC at AWP Jabari Asim on the Black Critical Tradition" ), ''Critical Mass'' blog.〕 Prior to his stint at ''The Washington Post Book World'', Asim was book editor of the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', during which time he was the only African American to supervise book/publishing coverage at a major metropolitan daily. His experience at the ''Post-Dispatch'' also included copy editor of the daily editorial and commentary pages, and arts editor of the weekend section.〔(Jabari Asim, Columnist, Truthdig ); accessed 2.25.13.〕 Jabari Asim lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife Liana and their five children. ==Nonfiction== Asim is the author of ''What Obama Means'' (William Morrow, January 20, 2009; ISBN 978-0-06-171133-6), as well as ''The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, And Why'' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; ISBN 978-0-618-19717-0). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jabari Asim」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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