When the opportunity to hold a microphone during a Gary Soto interview came up, I leapt at it.  […]

Hip-hop’s founding myth places the culture’s birth at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, where on a summer […]

At its best, public history combines theory, practice, and experimentation. Rather than a set of skills, I approach […]

Popping is a dance style that originated in Fresno and is characterized by abrupt spastic movements. The dancers pop […]

In the summer of 1973, DJ Kool Herc tried something new on the turntables: by extending the beat, […]

We all have that one piece of clothing, be it a fresh new hat or a favorite pair […]

In 1979, Soul Train host Don Cornelius introduced the nation to five dancers who called themselves the Electric […]