Introducing 'Miss Anne,' The White Women Of A Black Renaissance
That's the collective nickname Harlem-ites used for them: white women who risked family exile and social ostracism to be part of the movement. They were philanthropists and thrill seekers,educators and artists, hostesses and lovers. Carla Kaplan tells their stories in Miss Anne in Harlem.
Winston-Salem Symphony Will Team Up with Cirque de la Symphonie for A Carolina Christmas Spectacular
The Winston-Salem Symphony has a new holiday musical tradition in the works that combines carols, classical favorites, and sing-alongs, wi
Remembering 5Pointz: A Five-Story Building That Told Plenty More
The walls of the warehouse complex in Queens were once covered with ever-evolving spray-painted art. But the graffiti museum (of sorts) has been painted over in preparation for demolition, and artists are mourning the loss.
Inside The Beef Industry's Battle Over Growth-Promotion Drugs
Beta agonists, a class of drugs widely fed to cattle and hogs to make them put on weight faster, are coming under increasing scrutiny. Reports suggest animals fed these drugs can seem reluctant to move — lethargic, unable to walk properly — and may die more often, too.
Around The World In ... A Lot Of Steps
Paul Salopek has discovered that the best way to a storyteller is by foot.
A&T Jazz Ensemble All Stars Perform Tonight
For some people jazz music is something to listen to occasionally, collect, and share with friends. For others it's a way of life, a constant search for that perfect melody. Trumpeter Mondre Moffett continues his search which began as a young boy. Mondre's father was the legendary avant guard or free jazz drummer Charles Moffet. Mondre grew up performing trumpet and composing for the Moffett Family Jazz Band, touring the U.S. and South East Asia, and later internationally with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Anjelica Huston Tells Her 'Story' Of Growing Up With A Director Dad
The actor's new memoir, A Story Lately Told, ends just as her Hollywood career is taking off. It covers her early life growing up in Ireland, the daughter of Maltese Falcon director John Huston. The two first collaborated on 1969's Walk With Love And Death, a project that proved disastrous for their relationship.
For Key And Peele, Biracial Roots Bestow Special Comedic 'Power'
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele each have a white mother and black father, and a lot of the jokes on their Comedy Central show are about race. Peele tells Fresh Air that their backgrounds allow them to do characters others would feel uncomfortable doing.
Sawtooth School for Visual Art Will Present Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls at Sawtooth School for Visual Art began as a little 3-day art show f