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Bontemps

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[bon-tahm, bawn-tahn] / bɒnˈtɑm, bɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Arna Wendell 1902–73, U.S. author.


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Shirley-Anne Bontemps is a Mauritian who volunteers in the Chagossian community, and says they now deal with similar issues in Britain.

From BBC

How did a so-called “renaissance” — what one of its leading figures, Arna Bontemps compared to “a foretaste of paradise” — emerge from so much strife?

From Seattle Times

Follow along here for the latest analysis and commentary from The Post’s NBA reporter Tim Bontemps, and ask him questions in the comments section.

From Washington Post

Tim Bontemps explains how Toronto changed its approach this season in hopes of getting a different result.

From Washington Post

When I got it, I was surprised to discover that it was authored by none other than Arne Bontemps, a major figure of the Harlem Renaissance who ended his career as a librarian at Fisk.

From New York Times