When the burglar alarm sounds at the Wren's Nest, Marshall Thomas sometimes forgets to warn police about the shadowy figure lurking in the attic. "Why didn't you tell me there was somebody up there?" ...
Like a lot of people in a lot of families, playwright Aaron Coleman grew up hearing the stories of Brer Rabbit, the cunning character from African folklore who outsmarted his animal adversaries. These ...
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This Day in Pop Culture for November 12

On this day in pop culture history, Disney’s most controversial movie was released in theaters, Bela Lugosi struck a pose, ...
Curtis Richardson hops around the front parlor of the 140-year-old house, animatedly recounting the enchanting tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Wolf. The elementary school students in the room shriek ...
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It`s easy for parents to get the idea that storytelling is an exercise librarians perform while waiting for kids to learn to read. But to Julius Lester, storytelling can be as simple as shooting the ...
— Six years ago, a frantic Tony Mack called Trenton Central High School history teacher Jack Washington and said he needed immediate help. Mack had just been declared the loser of the 2006 mayor’s ...
CHICAGO -- For 50 years, Uncle Remus Saucy Fried Chicken has been a tradition on Chicago's West Side. From the saucy fried chicken, to the roasted chicken, to the catfish and tilapia, everything is ...
Elementary school students in the room shriek with delight at Wren's Nest, the very house where newspaperman and author Joel Chandler Harris brought the mischievous characters... ATLANTA (AP) — Curtis ...