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In this interview, Cheryl Thompson, author of ‘Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict and Freedom, ...
Cultural historian and Spacing contributor Cheryl Thompson launches her new book, Canada and the Blackface Atlantic, tonight ...
The Jazz Singer, with its scenes of caftan-clad rabbis and cantors and the chanting of Kol Nidre in an actual Orthodox ...
When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a ...
For its first exhibition focused on Black style, the Met’s Costume Institute celebrates the Black dandy in its galleries and ...
George Purves steps down after five decades leading United Auctions and supporting Scotland’s farming heartland.
Explore the life and impact of Justin Trudeau, Canada’s former prime minister, who navigated through significant political ...
While lutes and stringed instruments have been staples in cultures from around the world for thousands of years, the origins ...
Petty had started out as a bass player, but when he moved to electric the seeds of one of rock’s greatest guitar partnerships ...
The song emphasizes the humanity and close family ties of the enslaved population at a time when African Americans were routinely dehumanized and caricatured. And then there's this from Louisville ...
Supporters of Native mascots at schools say they are well-intended and don't cause harm. But several independent studies ...