BLACK LIVES
ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ The History Today
September 27, 2026
Aretha Franklin’s childhood was stolen before she even understood what childhood meant.
When she was six years old, her mother Barbara left Detroit, escaping a difficult marriage. Barbara didn’t a…
ASHEVILLE: Artists Music Guild announces that local Blue’s musician Kat Williams has died
November 15, 2025
A Litany of Survival by Audre Lorde
July 1, 2025
For those of us who live at the shoreline …
New Project Offers Visionary Plan for Arts, Wellness, Business Incubation in Historic Neighborhood
May 7, 2025
By Bellamy Crawford in The Laurel of Asheville
In ‘Unseen Work,’ Vivian Maier’s Incredible Photographs Go On Display for Her First U.S. Retrospective
June 7, 2024
John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery
February 18, 2024











