Sir Wilson Harris, with his final novel, The Ghost of Memory  (2006) Such is life, so death comes calling. Sir  Wilson Harris  (1921-...

BLACK PANTHER This weekend brought the debut of  Ryan Coogler 's newest directorial triumph,  Black Panther,   a Marvel Studios pr...

Langston Hughes in Harlem, 1959. (The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) Happy Black History Month!  February ushers in the month ...

FM: What is the most interesting, surprising thing you’ve come across in your archival research or reading? CN: I found a fascinating ...

A week ago I posted about two standout examples of literary criticism, a young Barack Obama's super-concise reading of T. S. Eliot ...

If it takes Black History Month to spark excellence on  BET  (Black Entertainment Network), so be it. I am talking about that station...

February 1 always marks the start of US Black History Month, as well as the birthday of one of the greatest poets this country gave the ...

Gesina ter Borch, "Study of a Young Boy," Holland (1654), Rijksmuseum Collection Now that I have reached a peak, planted my ...

Donald Agarrat (photo © Jen Bekman, from Flickr ) Two days ago, I learned via a Facebook post that Donald Agarrat , a photographer and ...