African-American Life

ST presents Museum Confidential: "Souls Grown Deep Like Rivers"

We learn all about an art exhibition, opening soon in London, which collects 60+ works made by noted African-American artists over the past century.

A chat with Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell, whose TEDx Talk is titled "Why Black Patients Don't Trust the Healthcare System" (Encore)

Dr. Curry-Winchell, based in Reno, was named a Healthcare Hero by Nevada Business Magazine and was awarded the Community Service Award from the Washoe County Medical Society.

The American South...at the Royal Academy of Arts

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 12.

Now playing at, and coming soon to, the Tulsa PAC: A pair of moving African-American dramatic works by Dominique Morisseau

"Paradise Blue" will have its final stagings on February 25th and 26th, and "Skeleton Crew" will run from March 3rd through the 11th.

Dr. Jabraan Pasha will be at the helm when Juno Medical opens an office in the Greenwood District

The forthcoming facility is scheduled to open this spring in a space near the Greenwood Rising building.

"Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century"

"An eye-opening history of nine African American women in medicine.... This immersive tribute to a group of pioneering women will inspire readers of all backgrounds." -- Publishers Weekly

The Hidden History of Black Cinema

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 1.

"The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth" (Encore)

A professor at the Georgetown University Law Center examines the foundations of racist policing in America

With the Juneteenth holiday approaching, we revisit our discussion of "Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery and Abolition"

"[A] remarkable anthology.... As a whole, this collection showcases the vastness of Black thinking and writing, and nicely complements works by Martha S. Jones and Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers. Complete with a list of suggestions for further reading, this winning anthology is a must for all interested in Black history, but unsure where to start." -- Library Journal (starred review)

"The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret" (Encore)

"Race is the central question of American history, and Walter White is the riddle within.... [White led] dangerous investigations for the NAACP throughout the Jim Crow South [and] changed the way Americans viewed the awful practice of lynching.... 'White Lies' finally gives this American hero his due." -- Jeffrey A. Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History