News
Shelter staff and volunteers take on overtime and risk travel hazards to stay open during winter storms
|
Individual care was the backbone of a citywide response to the harsh weather conditions in January.
Soulful Dudes
|
In the 1990 hip-hop anthem “Fight the Power,” Chuck D of Public Enemy slammed Elvis Presley. Elvis may have been “a hero to most,” but for the militantly conscious rapper, that “sucker” was a “straight-up racist,” lumped with the conservative icon John Wayne.
The lyrics evoked the long, complicated debate over Presley’s legacy: Did his music bridge a racial chasm, or did he steal from Black artists? In Before Elvis, Preston Lauterbach flips the frame on this question. He explores Elvis through the lives of the Black musicians who shaped his style.
Hoboscopes: February 26, 2025
Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a registered herbalist, or a certified dishwasher.
Feral: Little Pal
Part 1 of 3 of the true story of a wild (feral) cat colony over a 3-year time period. My observations and involvement.
Learn More About Community Organizing
Federal edicts and missiles over these past couple of weeks have created chaos among nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies and others who are focused on serving people who struggle to make ends meet. Among some of the confusion created by the White House was the threat of halting a large portion of federal grant funding that Congress has allocated for agencies serving some of the most vulnerable populations in our nation. It remains unclear what direction the federal government intends to take next.
More Headlines
‘Look Into My Eyes’ documents contemporary loneliness and the supernatural
Q&A with Mike Hodge
Cumberland Furnace
Vendor Writing
The Red Bench
|
People could wear red bench buttons, signifying they are available to sit down and talk, or offer a cup of coffee, or just give a person the time of day.
Features
Black History Facts
|
It is because of the Jubilee Singers that Nashville, Tennessee is called “Music City.”
Features
‘Nyad’ swims under the radar, onto Netflix and into the Oscars conversation
|
Nyad is a biopic focused on long-distance-swimmer Diana Nyad’s attempts to swim from Cuba to Miami beginning at the age of 60 years old.