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A Lost Camera Case Opens Memories of a Photojournalist’s Life Kathryn Leigh Scott © Provided by The Daily Beast Courtesy Kathryn Leigh Scott I periodically check messages on a website I maintain for my deceased former husband, Ben Martin, a Time/Lifephotographer. The other day I read a message from “Tracey” that brought back bittersweet memories of the man I married fifty years ago, July 3, 1971. . . .Today I purchased an aluminum camera gear case that belonged to Mr. Martin at a flea market/antique store in Bristol, TN. My research introduced me to the work of Ben M...

Stillman College partnership provides access to HIV, AIDS and STI testing and care Five Horizons Health Services opens at Sillman College By Kelvin Reynolds | May 6, 2021 at 6:19 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 6:19 PM TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Five Horizons, a healthcare group focused on HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, has opened a healthcare office on the campus of Stillman College . People working in that partnership say it’s already making a difference “Talking about sex and safe sex practices isn’t something that a lot of people are comfortable with. But we know that it...

Tweet Share Watching John Mailander’s Forecast live is a bit like trying to watch gravity. You know there’s a centripetal force holding it all together, even if you can’t see it, and even when the jazz- and bluegrass-inspired collective spins out of orbit. Those spacey improvisations took center stage at the band’s May 6 album release stream. Mailander’s group returned to the Five Spot, their first live show since the pandemic began, to celebrate the release of Look Closer, a six-track EP and Mailander’s third full-length solo album. ...

For some, home is the house they grew up in. For others, it’s a country or a nation. Some find it in family, or in the arms of a lover, while others believe it’s where we go when we die. Some say home is the “ pale blue dot ” that is our planet, and still others believe it’s only a state of mind. Despite a glorious rooftop view of the Empire State Building, when my rent doubled at the Garment District retail space where I was illegally living, I realized that New York City had become unlivable; worse, I had come to feel like a stranger anywhere else in my country of birth. I reason...

The YA novel Like Home tells the story of a teen named Chinelo, Nelo for short. Her best friend is Kate and life is good. Nelo's family owns a convenience store in a popular neighbourhood known as Ginger East. But when the store is vandalized and police get involved, Nelo is emotionally affected and her relationship with her friends and family change forever.  Like Home is for ages 14 and up. Louisa Onomé is a Nigerian Canadian living in Toronto. Fresh Air9:57How growing up in Mississauga inspired a new YA novel about community and the challenges of gentrificationLouisa Onomé speaks a...