M. O. Walsh, a writer from Baton Rouge, LA, won the Faulkner Society ’s 2011 Gold Medal for best Novel-in-…
Nghana Lewis, J.D. and Ph.d, is Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow and Associate Professor of English and African & African…
Caroline Clarke has held several key positions, including executive editor and editorial director, at Black Enterprise, a multi-media company. Caroline…
Lolis Eric Elie, author of the book, Treme; Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans, is a New…
The Rev. William F. Maestri is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Ordained in 1977, the…
Gregory Orfalea, Ph.D. is author of the new biography of Blessed Junipero Serra, Journey to the Sun, an authoritative and…
Stanley Crouch, author of the long awaited new biography of famed jazzman Charlie Parker, Kansas City Lightning, has been writing…
W. Kenneth Holditch is a Research Professor Emeritus from the University of New Orleans, where he taught for 32 years.…
José Torres-Tama, Ecuadorian-born New Orleans performance poet, is an NEA award recipient for his interdisciplinary performances and a Louisiana Theater…
Thomas Sancton grew up in New Orleans and attended local public schools. After studies at Harvard and Oxford, which he…