Published inCounter ArtsHow Leontyne Price Beat the OddsIt took a lot more than the gene pool she shares with Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston to turn the opera star into legend.Feb 184Feb 184
Published inCounter ArtsHow the Photo of a Black Woman Became the Iconic Face of OutrageWhile the United States still has a Black History Month, let’s take a look at an image that transcends time and speaks volumes.Feb 413Feb 413
Published inCounter Arts‘Greek Lessons’ Can Keep You SaneBefore she won the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, I’d never heard of South Korean writer Han Kang. Now I feel indebted to her.Nov 29, 20245Nov 29, 20245
Published inBooks Are Our SuperpowerWill This Retelling of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Get Banned Too?Winning the National Book Award may not save Percival Everett’s ‘James’ from those eager to keep race out of the classroom.Nov 23, 20242Nov 23, 20242
Jake Paul Beats Tyson, But Alex Jones Is the WinnerAs millions focused on Jake Paul & Mike Tyson, Trump gave the InfoWars founder broad oversight power over print & broadcast news.Nov 17, 20248Nov 17, 20248
Published inCounter ArtsRude Awakenings‘The Great Gatsby’ exposed the dark side of America decades before the 2024 election. But some folks are about to have their eyes opened…Nov 14, 20243Nov 14, 20243
Published inCounter ArtsThe Death Bed Confessions of a Boogie ManLee Atwater was a genius of dog-whistle politics, architect of the racist ‘Willie Horton’ campaign ad. But in the end he regretted it all.Oct 29, 202438Oct 29, 202438
Published inCounter ArtsMeeting the Remarkable Maggie SmithSome people pass through your life like feathers on the wind, making no impression at all. But Maggie Smith wasn’t one of them.Oct 4, 202440Oct 4, 202440
Published inThe Narrative ArcHow I Discovered My Mother’s Hidden SuperpowersOne afternoon in Pre Civil Rights AmericaSep 25, 202472Sep 25, 202472
Published inCounter ArtsKeeping Up With The JonesesJames Earl Jones, his father Robert Earl Jones, and the brief window of time I shared with each of themSep 14, 202451Sep 14, 202451
