20 books that are essential reading for Black History Month
Offered by Flatiron Writers Room
Racism in Disguise? (No, not even disguised!)
Let’s not pretend, (to do so is embarrassing.)
A Black Woman Could Make the Supreme Court More Reflective of American Values
By Allison Gaines in Zora, and in MEDIUM DAILY DIGEST
It’s time to do what we can to put a Black woman on the bench. Let’s unpack this.
SPROUT: The North Carolina Arboretum Blog
For more than 30 years…Cultivating Connections between People, Plants and Places…amid a 434-acre public garden
15 Famous Female Cello Players you Should Know
By Dan Farrant in Hello Music Theory
Welcome to Hello Music Theory! I’m Dan and I run this website. Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions get in touch!
JUDY CHICAGO: The Dinner Party 1982
This featured plate is titled “Sacajawea.”
The Dinner Party is an installation artwork by feminist artist Judy Chicago. Widely regarded as the first epic feminist artwork, it functions as a symbo…
Jane Hirshfield: The Fullness of Things
in The Daily Good, January 2022
“The esteemed writer Jane Hirshfield has been a Zen monk and a visiting artist among neuroscientists. She has said this: ‘It’s my nature to question, to look…
APPALACHIA (APP-a-LATCH-a)
A gift of music from a dear friend, to brighten this new year
Dear Jean and Va,
I’ve been thinking of you and simply wanted to send a message of thanks and joy in music.
BEVERLY CLEARY: A Living Legend
“WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING BOOKS KIDS LOVE, NOBODY DOES IT BETTER”–Ilene Cooper, Booklist
WOMEN HOLD LEADING POSITIONS IN BLACK AMERICAN CHURCHES
When a bishop’s post arose in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 2010, Teresa Jefferson-Snorton looked around to see if any women were volunteering to run for office. None were.