3. My publisher is offering the ebook version of Beyond the Shores for $2.99 wherever books are sold, until 6/23: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635185...
New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • An award-winning author charts the poignant global journeys of African Americans as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in...
2. I wrote another piece for Smithsonian Magazine, this time about a wonderful exhibition you should check out at the National Nordic Museum: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-...
An exhibition in Seattle spotlights the Black artists and performers who called Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden home between the 1930s and the 1980s
1. I did an interview with Conde Nast Traveler's Women Who Travel Podcast: www.cntraveler.com/story/women-...
Lale speaks with Dr. Tamara J. Walker on her book Beyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad, which recounts stories of 20th century African-Americans who chose to build their lives out...
Dusting off my electronic quill just in time for Beyond the Shores to turn a year old! In honor of the anniversary, a few things:
I have a new piece out in Time about pianist Philippa Schuyler - a perfect person to spotlight during a Black History Month honoring African Americans in the Arts: time.com/6696690/afri...
When African American pianist Philippa Schuyler toured Africa in 1958, it was a showcase of Black talent at a pivotal moment.
It's such a wonderful book!
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"The Neighbours excavates the silenced and fading memories of survivors of communist political violence, shedding light on repressions that unfolded between 1945 and 1989, and explores its troubling legacy into the present." On view 20 April to 24 November 2024.
She's not on here (I don't think) but I'm so so thrilled and proud that my friend Lilia Topuzova's "The Neighbors" is an official selection for the Bulgarian Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale: bulgarianpavilionvenice.art/en/projects