How the Co-Founder of an Immigrant Theater Spends Her Sundays
Mino Lora, who co-founded the People’s Theatre with her husband, has a double breakfast, a dance break and a bilingual ...
Morehead State University18h
Holocaust Survivor Theodora Klayman to Speak at MSU Event
Join Holocaust survivor Theodora Klayman for a virtual talk at Morehead State University, sharing her story of resilience.
KERA News20h
Verdigris Ensemble mounts opera about female explorer who passed herself off as a man
A still from one of the projections in Verdigris Ensemble's production of "Song from the Uproar: The Lives and Deaths of ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
Smithsonian Magazine23h
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
‘Charlotte icon and legend’ broke barriers in NC and nation as city’s first Black nurse
Thereasea Clark Elder broke barriers for Black public health nurses in Charlotte as the city’s first for the life-saving profession. Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up in the Greenville ...
Princeton University7d
Two professors, four alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering
Six Princetonians have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering: Professor Philip John Holmes, Professor Lynn Loo, ...
Greek Reporter12d
The Ancient Greeks’ Contribution to the Development of Modern Laws
There is a perceptible Roman bias in the teaching of law, but the ancient Greeks were actually also quite influential.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat14d
The slash-and-burn tactics Elon Musk brings to Washington often backfired at Twitter
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee ...
Greek City Times16d
Theodora, a Byzantine Empress who protected women and improved divorce laws
Theodora, originally an actress of humble origins, became one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history. Born in the late 5th century, Theodora’s early life was marked by hardship. As an actress ...