Lucille Ball is best known as a comedienne, but her career didn’t start out that way. A biographer answers a few questions about the comic icon.
Since its publication, Toni Morrison's first book has consistently landed on the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books.
The book debuted to instant acclaim, and was soon adapted for the screen and stage. But that didn’t insulate it from censorship challenges.
Published in 2005, complaints about the book include that it is “unsuitable for young children” and has "homosexual overtones.”
Just a month after its publication, librarians in Concord, Massachusetts deemed it “trash” and “suitable only for the slums.”
Every year, the American Library Association publishes a list of banned and challenged books. This is the man who edits the list.
Southern hip hop takes center-stage
Filmmaker Callie Wiser reflects on the experience of making Klansville U.S.A. and the film's relevance in 2017.
What a girl wants (is a good boy band).
Is the essential story of the 20th century really the composite story made from identical events shown slightly differently?
No song announced hip-hop’s entry into the mainstream louder.
Swimming upstream in mid-90s America
