Misfortunes rarely come singly: An excerpt from Scott’s Journals
Filed in A-Featured & Biography & Current Events & Literature & UK | February 27, 2008
An excerpt from Scott’s Journals to mark International Polar Year
Archive for the 'Biography' Category
Du Bois and Garvey Meet: No Blood Is Shed!
Filed in A-Featured & African American Studies & American History & Biography | February 22, 2008
Happy Birthday W. E. B. Du Bois.
This Day in History: George Washington Was Born
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Biography | February 22, 2008
Mark McNeilly helps us celebrate Washington’s birthday.
Sex With Mae West
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Biography & Film & Leisure | November 28, 2007
An excerpt from Mae West: An Icon in Black and White.
Prez and Billy Holiday
Filed in A-Featured & African American Studies & Biography & Music | November 15, 2007
Dave Gelly helps us understand Lester Young.
African American National Biography Podcast
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & African American Studies & American History & Biography & Education | August 31, 2007
A conversation with Dr. Gates
Mandela: An Excerpt
Filed in A-Featured & Biography & Current Events & History & Politics & UK | August 30, 2007
An excerpt from Tom Lodge’s critical biography ‘Mandela’
Meeting People: The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Filed in A-Featured & Biography & Dictionaries & History & Literature & Reference & UK | August 23, 2007
Quotations dictionary editor Elizabeth Knowles talks about the new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations.
A Very Autry Christmas
Filed in A-Featured & Biography & Leisure & Music | May 2, 2007
Okay, I know Christmas is quite far away but I couldn’t resist sharing this great video of Gene Autry on the The Statler Brothers show in 1985. To learn more about Gene Autry check out yesterday’s post with Holly George-Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.
A Few Questions For Holly George-Warren
Filed in A-Featured & Biography & Music | May 1, 2007
A few questions with Holly George- Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.
