By K. Mitchell Snow, author of A Revolution in Movement: Dancers, Painters, and the Image of Modern Mexico Visiting the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, I was drawn to Auguste Rodin’s roughly modeled form of Nijinsky in L’Après-midi d’un Faune, shot through with a barely restrained animal vitality. But it was … Continue reading The Inspiration behind A Revolution in Movement
Q&A with Christine Ardalan, author of The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida
The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida tells the story of healthcare workers who battled racism in a state where white supremacy formed the bedrock of society. Read below for a Q&A with the author, Christine Ardalan. This book is currently on sale for Women's History Month. Use code WHM21 for a discount and free shipping, … Continue reading Q&A with Christine Ardalan, author of The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida
The Unexpected History of South Florida’s Early Naturalists
By James A. Kushlan, author of Seeking the American Tropics: South Florida's Early Naturalists The Everglades has been a large part of my entire life, beginning when I was growing up on the Little River in postwar Miami, and becoming even more so when I began studying its biology in the 1970s. The more I … Continue reading The Unexpected History of South Florida’s Early Naturalists
The Legacy of Jim Crow in Today’s Healthcare Disparities
By Christine Ardalan, author of The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida News reports during the spring and summer months of 2020 documenting the outbreaks and deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the disproportionate occurrences in Black communities. Black Americans were not only more likely to be infected with the coronavirus … Continue reading The Legacy of Jim Crow in Today’s Healthcare Disparities
On the Writing of Yamato Colony
By Ryusuke Kawai, author of Yamato Colony: The Pioneers Who Brought Japan to Florida This article first appeared in the Shukan NY Seikatsu. It is translated into English here by John Gregersen. The image that many Japanese have of Florida, situated at the southern end of the Atlantic coast of the United States, is of … Continue reading On the Writing of Yamato Colony
A Look at Operation Pedro Pan 60 Years Later
By Deborah Shnookal, author of Operation Pedro Pan and the Exodus of Cuba's Children Despite the opening to Cuba initiated by President Obama in 2014, U.S.-Cuba relations still seem stuck in a time warp, and the airlift of 14,000 Cuban children to Miami that began almost sixty years ago remains a touchstone in this historically … Continue reading A Look at Operation Pedro Pan 60 Years Later
World Hydrography Day, the U.S. Coast Survey, and “Robert J. Walker”
By Stephen D. Nagiewicz, coauthor of "Robert J. Walker": The History and Archaeology of a U.S. Coast Survey Steamship This book is available at a discount price and free shipping as part of our SAA virtual booth. Order here and use code SAA20, valid through June 30. Thomas Jefferson was one of our nation’s … Continue reading World Hydrography Day, the U.S. Coast Survey, and “Robert J. Walker”
Police Brutality and the Exile of Black Panther Pete O’Neal
By Paul J. Magnarella, author of Black Panther in Exile: The Pete O’Neal Story “We want an immediate end to POLICE BRUTALITY and MURDER of Black people.” This demand did not follow the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020. Rather it preceded that horrific event by over 50 years; it … Continue reading Police Brutality and the Exile of Black Panther Pete O’Neal
Images from Tossed to the Wind
Tossed to the Wind: Stories of Hurricane Maria Survivors By María T. Padilla and Nancy Rosado From author María T. Padilla: In October 2017, a month after Maria ripped through Puerto Rico as a high Category 4 hurricane, Nancy Rosado visited the island to take supplies of solar light bulbs and other material to the … Continue reading Images from Tossed to the Wind
Q&A with Charles A. Flink, author of The Greenway Imperative
The Greenway Imperative is an eye-opening journey through some of America’s most innovative landscape architecture projects, presenting inspiring examples of communities that have come together to build permanent spaces for the life-sustaining power of nature. We hope you enjoy this Q&A and extended preview of the book with author Charles A. Flink. An award-winning author, … Continue reading Q&A with Charles A. Flink, author of The Greenway Imperative
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