With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.

This landmark exhibition at the Folger explores the histories of Black women in Shakespearean performance and highlights the ways in which Black women have engaged Shakespeare's language, stories, and...

Created by field-leading scholars, Throughlines’ pedagogical approaches offer accessible and critical ways to incorporate discussions of race in the premodern studies classroom.

First-hand accounts from people who knew him. Collected by his students.

Alt: Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors

Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal immigration office Sunday morning to show support for Haitian immigrants from Springfield who were called to report for immigration check-ins.

Arts Podcast · The Race and Regency Pod, supported by the Race and Regency Lab works as a dynamic sonic space to lend an ear to all things Race and Regency. Using the intimacy, accessibility, and flui...

Recovers a previously hidden theater and performance history of Black women engaging with Shakespeare as actors, playwrights, costume designers, and directors.This catalog documents and expands on the...

Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.