There's a famous scene in Betty Smith's bestselling coming-of-age novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn in which Smith describes the relationship her protagonist, 11-year-old Francie Nolan, has with her ...
Harvard University turned over the photos to the International African American Museum in Charleston after a seven-year legal fight.
Two neighborhood libraries in St. Louis are preparing to reopen in late May, nearly one year after a destructive tornado caused significant structural damage to the buildings. The Julia Davis and ...