A breath of freedom
I talked to a black soldier’s son who was born in Germany. His German mother and American father fell in love and got married in Germany during the late 1940s. But as soon as they got back on the boat to take them back to America, they were immediately segregated into white and black sections. As a child, the son never understood why the family had to travel at night to avoid being attacked just because his parents were an interracial couple... more...
Drawn in by New York
Four hundred years ago, Henry Hudson sailed north—and the rest is history. Now, for the Quadricentennial of that voyage, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center invites visitors to take a journey of their own and rediscover New York State through the newest exhibition, Drawn by New York: Six Centuries of Watercolors and Drawings. more...
Poetry for the people
Through his own writing and public programs, Billy Collins, this year’s William Starr Distinguished Lecturer, and former United States Poet Laureate (2001 to 2003), has worked to transform poetry’s image, making it more accessible to the masses. more...
