Dolen Perkins-Valdez was reading a biography of W.E.B. DuBois when she came across the small aside. It was piece of history she hadn’t known and couldn’t stop thinking about. The land for Ohio’s ...

Two new historical novels set in mid-19th century America focus on seldom-told stories of women’s involvement in an era that profoundly redefined this nation. Each book is steeped in research, and ...

The long-teased collab project of Arca and Hood By Air's Shayne Oliver, Wench, was debuted with a video last fall at the Hood By Air SS16 show during fashion week. The audio was an edit of multiple ...

In her debut novel, “Wench,” author Dolen Perkins-Valdez explores a subject that is rarely spoke of: the life of a privileged slave of the pre-Civil War era, particularly the women who became the ...