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Back to Search'Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation' (Full Bio)
Episode 1372
For this month's installment of Full Bio, we learn about the life of Senator Charles Sumner with Zaakir Tameez, author of the new biography, Charles …
6 months ago
Fredrick Douglass Full Bio: "What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"
Episode 1380
Today for the Fourth of July, we learn about the life of Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist born into slavery who famously asked, "What to the Slav…
6 months ago
Local Art Alert: Amy Sherald
Episode 1377
[REBROADCAST FROM April 9, 2025] New York-based artist Amy Sherald is best recognized for her famous portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breon…
6 months, 1 week ago
Local Art Alert: Nanette Carter
Episode 1377
[REBROADCAST FROM May 28, 2025] Artist Nanette Carter grew up in Montclair, the daughter of the city's first Black mayor, Matthew G. Carter. The Mont…
6 months, 1 week ago
Local Art Alert: Jesse Krimes
Episode 1378
[REBROADCAST FROM May 5, 2025] Jesse Krimes was interested in art at an early age, but got caught up in the criminal justice system in his early 20's…
6 months, 1 week ago
Local Art Alert: The Frick Has Reopened!
Episode 1379
[REBROADCAST FROM April 14, 2025] Curator Aimee Ng discusses the reopening and renovations of the venerable Frick Collection, including what exhibits…
6 months, 1 week ago
Local Art Alert: Rashid Johnson
Episode 1379
[REBROADCAST FROM April 18, 2025] Today is the opening of the Guggenheim's major survey of artist Rashid Johnson, who was born in Chicago in the late…
6 months, 1 week ago
Local Art Alert: Early Photography at The Met
Episode 1378
[REBROADCAST FROM April 16, 2025] A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the earliest days of photography and the daguerreotype. Cu…
6 months, 1 week ago
What to Watch at the Movies (2025 Summer Preview)
Episode 1376
As summer kicks off, a fresh wave of films is hitting screens big and small. Vulture film critic Alison Willmore joins us to break down her list of f…
6 months, 1 week ago
Full Bio: Charles Sumner After the Civil War
Episode 1375
For this month's installment of Full Bio, we learn about the life of Senator Charles Sumner with Zaakir Tameez, author of the new biography Charles S…
6 months, 1 week ago