Bard College is pleased to announce the appointment of Kobena Mercer as the Charles P. Stevenson Chair in Art History and the Humanities, Continue Reading →
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Black Heroes, A Black History Book For Kids, 51 Inspiring People From Ancient Africa To Modern-Day U.S.A.
Meet extraordinary black heroes throughout history―biographies for kids ages 8 to 12. Continue Reading →
Mike’s World: Greenwood Speaks From Harlem To Hollywood
By Michael McQuillan
“Life is a spark between two identical voids,” psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom writes in Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death, “the darkness before birth and the identical one after death.” Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Cicely Tyson’s New Book Just as I Am: A Memoir Hardcover Hits End Of The Year
Harlem born Cicely Tyson, born December 19, 1924,
The Revelations In Bevelations, Lessons From A Mutha, Auntie, Bestie By Harlem’s Bevy Smith
Bevy Smith was living what seemed like a glamorous dream as a fashion advertising executive,
‘Just As I Am’, Cicely Tyson To Do Memphis ‘Virtual’ Book Talk
Iconic actress Cicely Tyson will participate in a talk with Whoopi Goldberg and in a live question-and-answer session in a January 28, 2021, “virtual” event co-hosted by Novel, the Memphis bookstore. Continue Reading →
