Recently, fellow biographer Karin Roffman, author of The Songs We Know Best: John Asbery’s Early Life, asked if she could interview me. Below is the result. Karin: You’ve recently launched a very ambitious series of weekly podcasts with biographers for BIO (Biographers International Organization). How did you get the idea for this series? And now,…
Wade in the Water is a 26-part series, originally released in 1994, that celebrates African American sacred music and traditions. Listen to the episodes on NPR.org and NPR One. Twenty-five year ago, when Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions first aired on NPR member stations, the world was different. Many of the voices…
Did you know that June is both Black Music Month and Audiobook Month? Yep…it is. So you’ll have the rest of the month (and beyond, of course) to celebrate the artistry of African American music in all its forms. In honor of Black Music Month, I’ll provide a link to a special music series later this month….
Biography in all its forms allows readers, listeners or viewers to dive into and be amazed by the public and personal lives of a wide range of personalities. So I’m happy that as a member of a group known as the Biographers International Organization (BIO), I’ve been able to interview authors who have written biographies about…
Sunday, March 24th is the day! For a stimulating and hopefully inspiring afternoon discussion, come to DC’s Woodridge Neighborhood Library on Rhode Island Avenue, NE at 3:00pm. Hope to see you there for good conversation and information about a writer who collaborated with the likes of Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Muhammad Ali and Chicago’s first Black…