The poet in his final years | Posted April 17, 2019

King Oliver and the Great Migration | Posted April 8, 2019

An interview with Melanie Randolph Miller

Master Conservator

Nasty wenches, deputy husbands, and other female survivors of Early America

His ideas altered the education of children worldwide  

A new documentary shines a light on the irrepressible singer, dancer, comedian, actor, and civil rights activist. | Posted February 26, 2019

Culling impressions of the twentieth century from a vivid but imperfect source.  |  Posted February 22, 2019 

Bringing the humanities and health care together  

A keen observer of human depravity, the author of 1984 found respite in natural settings

Three simple words for a complex reality