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      <title>Alex Wheatle: ‘I was introduced to James Baldwin’s novels in prison’</title>
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      <title>I felt so alone and rejected – until my prison cellmate taught me about belonging</title>
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      <dc:creator>Alex Wheatle</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-04-08T08:30:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Can reading children's books help tackle knife crime?</title>
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      <title>Tottenham 2011 and Brixton 1981 – different ideals, similar lessons | Alex Wheatle</title>
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