Arts & Culture
When Asked to Describe Gary “In Your Own Words”
"I get to say that I’m from here."
Bob Ross Was Here
With “The Bob Ross Experience,” Muncie, Indiana lays claim to its most famous artist—and its status as an art town.
Switch and the Pride of Youngstown
An excerpt from "The Youngstown Anthology," Second Edition.
A Night at the Drive-In During a Pandemic Summer
"It feels so foreign now, this kind of shared experience in real time."
Give Your Money to Mary Lane
The legendary Chicago blueswoman has never gotten her due.
Liberation is a Long Haul: Lessons from Juneteenth
"Juneteenth is a joyful ritual of collective memory and cultural cohesion."
Portraits of Gary, Indiana
Photographs of everyday life for young people in the city.
Remembering David Cornelius Smith
Nearly ten years before the killing of George Floyd, officers from the Minneapolis Police Department suffocated another Black man to death.
Coming Into a Black Woman’s Anger
On Audre Lorde and Minnesota Nice.
Reviving Detroit’s Historic Blue Bird Inn
Once “the nerve center” of the jazz scene in Detroit, the venue is now in shambles. But the Detroit Sound Conservancy and neighborhood leaders have plans to change that.
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