Sojourner Truth

It's the 17th season for one of Connecticut's — and the Northeast's — greatest jazz events, the Litchfield Jazz Festival, which this year has moved back to its previous location at the Goshen Fairgrounds (by popular demand). (They've also...

When Robert Gallucci arrived in Chicago to take the reins at the MacArthur Foundation in mid-2009, he found himself besieged by new "friends."    "They had great ideas on how the foundation could spend its money," he said.    The onetime diplomat and...

One of Elizabeth Catlett's linotypes could horrify viewers by depicting the aftermath of a lynching, the rope around the victim's neck held taut by the murderers' boots. And in the next room, a statue by Catlett of a mother and child would flood viewers...

To appreciate the present, we must remember the past To the editor: It is interesting how times and educational fads change. In a recent column in The Herald-Mail, the writer mentioned a supposedly relatively obscure famous black person — George...

 From the Kansas Historical Society: Abolitionist. Born: 9 May 1800.  Died: 2 December 1859 John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on May 9, 1800, to Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown,  the fourth of eight children. In 1805 the family moved to...

There is a fabulously interesting Greek word—poema—which means “to make”— with a cascade of nuances, which implies detailed workmanship, a masterpiece or the most special creation of the creator. It is the origin of our...

Share your good news and events with the community. Contact Laurel Leader editorial assistant Pat Farmer, paf1@patuxent.com, or phone and fax 410-332-6653. 'Twelfth Night' — Summer Youth Shakespeare Theatre opens Fri., June 24, 8 p.m., Laurel...

Sacramento will celebrate culture and the arts with a day of free admission to 26 local museums.   The yearly event is hosted by the Sacramento Association of Museums to get people out to enjoy the city's unique art, history, science and wildlife all...

President Barack Obama and speechwriter Cody Keenan, a Chicago native, were praised for the president's address after the Arizona shootings. Next comes Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Here are 10 things to talk about: 1. Sometimes a long...

Often times when we think of the Civil War we think of North versus South.  But the reality is, eastern Kansas and western Missouri played a vital role in the Civil War, a role a local theater director hopes to depict on the stage this weekend. A woman,...