Poet’s Corner: “Out of the Blue” – Susan Moorhead
Out of the Blue He was afraid of bridges. He wasn’t and then suddenly, he was. I couldn’t understand it. My fears are life [...]
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Legacies: A Guide For Young Black Women in Planning Their Future
“I am so perfect, so divine, so ethereal, so surreal, I cannot be comprehended except by my permission…”- Nikki Giovanni, poet [...]
Paul Theroux’s Deep South – A Must Read for Presidential Candidates
Presidential debates, both Democratic and Republican, were held in Charleston, South Carolina recently in anticipation of that state’s [...]
Lis Wiehl’s The Newsmakers
I once asked a travel writer if there are stories she wouldn’t cover. Her response was, “I don’t write about Asia because I don’t [...]
Luckiest Girl Alive: A Perfect Life That’s a Perfect Lie
I inspected the knife in my hand. This is the opening line of Luckiest Girl Alive, the debut novel by Jessica Knoll. The actual [...]
The Last Thousand: One School’s Promise in a Nation at War
“If even a single student wants to come to school tomorrow, the school should be open.” It’s a thing many of us take for granted, the [...]
What a Time It Was! Leonard Lyons and the Golden Age of New York Nightlife
Kicking off the 2016 midday series at the 92Y, author/reporter/critic Jeffrey Lyons regaled an enthusiastic audience with a sampling from [...]
Geek Rock – Smart Music for Smart People
To the misinformed, geek rock may seem an oxymoron. In the past, geeks were seen as anything but cool, while rock continues to be viewed as [...]
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