In homage to “Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith, Mayfield delivered a performance of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” that was as ...

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts ... sing you ...

There’s a whole lot of false consciousness running around. How to battle against it?  It’s a matter of public health.  It’s ...

Barnes amassed one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern European artwork—more Cézannes (69) and Renoirs (an ...

Choices abound for audiences looking to celebrate the stories of women this Women’s History Month on stages all throughout Chicagoland.

In 1925, Hurston received a scholarship to Barnard College and graduated with a BA in anthropology.During her time in New York City, Hurston befriended other writers such as Langston Hughes and ...

All her life she saw a vision of light which for ... Her friends and colleagues included the poet Langston Hughes and the contralto Marian Anderson. After her death, however, her tonal music ...

"Your life is not all about yourself. ... 'How can I go faster? How can I do this?' "Sometimes just take a break, serve others, love others." FAMILY MATTERS: Vanderbilt's Langston Patterson has ...