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4 ways Sidney Poitier was a trailblazer on and off the screen

January 07, 2022

‘The Left Hand of Darkness’ by Ursula K. Le Guin is our October Ballerina Book Club pick

October 01, 2021

Author Ursula K. Le Guin, smiling, in her Portland, Oregon home in the 1990s or 2000s. Credit: The Oregonian.

‘Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin’ explores the life and legacy of the author

October 01, 2021

What to Watch: 5 American Masters films you can stream now

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. American Masters.

4 American Masters documentaries you can stream now

January 14, 2021

Dedication of Laura Ingalls Wilder Library, Mansfield, Mo. Photo: LIW Historic Home and Museum, Mansfield, Mo.

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1916 column for Thanksgiving reminds us to ‘just be glad that we are alive’

November 25, 2020

Vocalist/guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe poses for a portrait holding a guitar. Circa 1940, New York City, NY. Photo by James Kriegsmann/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.

2020 Grammys honored Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the ‘godmother’ of rock ‘n’ roll

October 19, 2020

A still from “Amyra León: Strange Grace.” Credit: Naiti Gámez.

8 emerging BIPOC artists you should know

October 16, 2020

Jacques Pépin from American Masters' “Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft."

10 Jacques Pépin recipes that capture the art of craft

September 09, 2020

100 years of Charlie Parker: How the jazz icon changed music

August 26, 2020

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