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4 books by Black Philadelphia women that depict struggle and joy in the City of Sisterly Love
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe author of ‘A Black Philadelphia Reader,’ a new anthology of writing by Philadelphia authors past...
No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoMOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous...
Meet Ryan Holiday: the author who says we need more grit
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoRyan Holiday is the author of Right Thing, Right Now and host of The Daily Stoic podcast. He speaks...
A woman will likely be Mexico's next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoPLAN DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — At 4:30 a.m., the girls and women begin to appear in the dark streets...
10 best movies based on true stories, ranked
Digital Trends via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoSome of the best movies ever are based on true events, from the stirring heroism shown in Schindler's List to the gripping rise-and-fall story in...
Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoAfter a trip to Alabama that helped him see the connection between slavery and the death penalty,...
Rewatching ‘John Adams,’ That Time Paul Giamatti Played American History's Paul Hunham
GQ via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHBO It would be an easy take to write that John Adams was a trial run for HBO’s string of...
Fed up with Florida legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoAt New Generation Missionary Baptist Church in Opa-locka, a new class has gained popularity with...
Justine Simons, the City Hall powerhouse shaping London's cultural landscape
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoShe probably has the best contacts book in London, but Justine Simons is too modest to boast about...
Simon Moutaïrou on Telling the Story of French Colonial Slaves in ‘No Chains, No Masters: ‘It Was...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoSimon Moutaïrou, the critically acclaimed screenwriter behind the spy thriller hit “Black Box,” has...