By Daniel Stranahan EB and I drove south down HWY 49 out of the mid Delta flatland, passing early abundant cotton and shaded pecan. Another15 miles out of Clarksdale we passed the Shack Up Inn, once a...Read More
Grammy Award-winning blues musician Charlie Musselwhite met recently with filmmaker Erickson Blakney and students from Griot Arts and Spring Initiative in Clarksdale, Mississippi to talk about his lif...Read More
I was delighted to be interviewed on Sandi Klein’s radio show, The 51 %: Conversations with Creative Women, which was broadcast this morning, April 22nd. If you want to hear about how a schola...Read More
Who is Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, and why is her story so important? Against the will of her family and the wishes of those in power, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland gives us a beautiful example of personal...Read More
“The Dapper John.” Mississippi bluesman Johnnie ‘Mr. Johnnie’ Billington was never without a suit and tie. Smartly distinguished was his look. Billingtion’s name was typically part of any co...Read More