The newsboy union leader that amassed a historically large literary collection while sitting on his own spotty story.
Television frontman Tom Verlaine died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks – now headed to the New York ...
Rutherford County Library System Director Luanne James filed four November complaints against board Chairman Cody York.
This story originally appeared in the Fall/Winter 2025 issue of ESSENCE, on stands now. Leon Thomas has always carried himself with a quiet duality—musician and actor, dreamer and realist, ...
The Library of Congress has officially expanded its cinematic vault, ensuring that a diverse array of American stories ...
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a city with as much culture off the silver screen as on it.
Yvonne Muinde’s first commissioned artwork was a motorbike mural she painted for her twin brother when she was about 11 years old.While her brother was outgoing and social, Yvonne preferred to stay ...
A variety of events will take place in Memphis in honor of Black History Month. Here are some of the highlights.
February might be the year’s shortest month, but its new releases didn’t get the memo to hold back. February’s new releases include a twisty thriller, an exploration of slavery in colonial America, a ...
The Edison Festival of Light began in February 1938 as a way to honor Fort Myers' most famous winter resident, Thomas Edison. Eighty eight years later, the festival is back and still going strong.
They’re helping each other through life and school By HEATHER DOUGLAS The Astorian Brandi Swiderski graduated from Clatsop ...