Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects." ...

What a first lady eats can say a lot about the food values of a presidential administration. Some first ladies have ...

The role of the First Lady in the White House has evolved significantly, moving from ceremonial duties to influential public advocacy. Over time, First Ladies have addressed social issues, expanded ...

which earned them an esteemed clientele that included Mary Todd Lincoln, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ella Fitzgerald, respectively. Other Black designers took on the mantle: Willi Smith ...

Vanity Fair Since Martha Washington’s appearance on George Washington’s Inauguration Day, the fashion choices of the First Ladies have been closely observed, analyzed, and symbolically presented.

for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Rocky Horror Show, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Rocky Horror Show, Outstanding ...

In times of crisis, such as Mary Lincoln’s Civil War receptions or Nancy Reagan’s diplomacy ... Artistic talents also played a role, with women like Caroline Harrison and Jacqueline Kennedy leaving a ...

Titus Burgess is heading back to Broadway, taking over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the uproarious comedy “Oh, Mary!” ...

Six-time Emmy Award-nominated actor Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Schmigadoonl) will take over the role of Mary ...

The phenomenal global success of Six began when two young writers decided to give voices to the wives of a powerful man, ...

The court of public opinion has found no First Lady more wanting than Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, who emancipated the slaves, and saved the union, enjoys near ...

“The show is fresh and impossibly funny. I understand the role of Mary Todd Lincoln maybe a little too well. I’m over the moon with joy that I get to join the company.” “Oh, Mary!