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The Life and Music of Florence Price: An Interview with Rae Linda Brown

May 15, 2017May 17, 2017 Ashleigh Gordon Black women, music, racism

In today’s post, Ashleigh Gordon, a world-renowned, award-winning violist and New England Conservatory alumna (Castle of Our Skins, Callithumpian Consort,

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The Soul Food Scholar: An Interview with Adrian E. Miller

May 12, 2017May 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt food, presidents

This month I interviewed Adrian E. Miller about his work on soul food, culinary history, and the African American cooks

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Coretta Scott King, The Archive, and Black Feminist Methods

May 11, 2017May 16, 2017 David Stein archives, black feminism, civil rights, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr.

For someone so prominent, learning about Coretta Scott King’s life and labors apart from those of her late husband is

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Another Look Into Dana Schutz’s “Open Casket”

May 10, 2017May 13, 2017 Robyn Autry art, museums

Recently, I visited the Whitney Museum’s Biennial at its new location in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan. I was there

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Celebrating the Life and Activism of Jackie Robinson

May 9, 2017May 13, 2017 Matthew Teutsch Jackie Robinson, sports

On April 15, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) celebrated the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first MLB game. On that

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