We remember Octavia E. Butler, the multi-award winning, genre-defying African American science fiction author, on what would have been her 75th birthday.
Top Picks: Frida Kahlo
Lindsay recommends her top picks to get to know the life and work of artist Frida Kahlo.
Books for National Card and Letter Writing Month
Linsday recommends some books on the endangered art of writing letters.
The Pekin: Chicago’s First Black-Owned Theater
The New Pekin Theater, Count of no-account, date unknown, Source: Historic Programs Digital Collection, Special Collections
On June 18, 1905, former saloon owne
Top Picks: Prince
Lindsay shares her top picks for books and movies to give you the best Prince experience.
Celebrate National Fossil Day
National Fossil Day, a National Park Service celebration, occurs yearly on the second Wednesday of October during Earth Science Week. First held in 2010, the event takes place this year on October 14, 2020. Established in response to the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, National Fossil Day promotes the scientific value of paleontology and highlights the…
If You Liked Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom, Yaa Gyasi's follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut novel, Homegoing, tells the story of a Ghanian family through the eyes of Gifty, an American-born doctoral candidate in neuroscience studying reward-seeking behavior. As a child, Gifty's world is turned upside down. Witnessing her mother's suffering following her brother's heroin overdose, she makes it her…
Top Picks: Paul Newman
One of the most famous and celebrated actors in Hollywood, Paul Newman is best known for such films as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Born 95 years ago this month, on January 26, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Newman trained at the…
5 Great Thanksgiving Movies
Turkey Day is almost upon us, and with it comes the joy we experience by being with our families and sharing a wonderful—and hopefully delicious—meal. After the big meal, get the family together and enjoy one of these great holiday films, old and new. The Oath: If you thought your family gatherings around the holidays…
Myth and Magic: Children of Blood and Bone Readalikes
Set in the fictional West African nation of Orisha, Children of Blood and Bone is teen fantasy at its best. This harsh yet beautiful, fast-paced tale weaves a story of magic and oppression that's nearly impossible to put down. After witnessing the deaths of her mother and many of her people years earlier as a…
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