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Kamal Al-Solaylee won the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for his book, Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone), the year's best political book.

Mr. Al-Solaylee in shock as his name was announced to be the prize winner. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

May 15, 2017

OTTAWA—Before every event, I always make time to pause and go through a mental list of must-dos: say a prayer not to forget anybody, meet as many people as possible, and remember to experience the tastes and sounds of the night. I did the same routine Wednesday evening, as I was getting ready f...

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