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Nine years ago, Terry McDonell wrote an essay for The Paris Review about his friendship with the literary magazine's co-founder, George Plimpton. He recalled a story that Plimpton once told him about Ernest Hemingway. While visiting the adventurous novelist at his home in Havana, Cuba—where ...

After World War II, a network of conservative politicians, religious leaders, sympathetic journalists and like-minded organizations in the United States devised a plan. This plan sought to turn back the clock on gains made over the previous decade by African Americans, women, workers and others, ...

Writer and actor Karen Chilton wrote the critically acclaimed biography on Hazel Scott, titled "Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Café Society to Hollywood to HUAC." In it, she explores Scott's legacy—one that deserves far more recognition than history has often ...

When I think of Hazel Scott, the virtuosic pianist, television personality and civil rights advocate, the words “jazzing” and “swinging” don’t come to mind. Because while those verbs are associated with Scott, they don’t capture the brilliance she set upon the keys, the mastery in ...

At the heart of Cambridge University, there’s a modestly sized room with buff-colored walls and a wood beam ceiling. It’s here where Cambridge Union—the world’s oldest and most prestigious debating society—hosts debates, which typically take place after dinner. The room comfortably seats 300 along two ...

On October 25th, 1994, Isabella Rossellini sat down with director Helen Whitney for a discussion on how Richard Avedon helped her overcome her prejudice of becoming a model, her fruitful career in modeling and the beauty behind good photographs. Interview conducted for Richard Avedon: Darkness ...

Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of losing her career and was a champion for equality. This version ...

Learn about jazz virtuoso and screen superstar Hazel Scott, the first Black American to have their own television show. An early civil rights pioneer, she faced down the Red Scare at the risk of losing her career and was a champion for equality. This version ...

American Masters illuminates the lives and creative journeys of those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape—through compelling, unvarnished stories. Watch a sneak peek from this season, featuring artists like Liza Minnelli, Hazel Scott, Art Spiegelman, Hannah Arendt, Marcella Hazan, Marlee Matlin

This documentary series showcases the lives and cultural contributions of little-known historical figures with disabilities. Explore the lives of Judy-Lynn del Rey, visionary sci-fi editor; Daniel K. Inouye, Hawai’i’s first representative; Celestine Tate Harrington, champion for parents’ rights; Thomas Wiggins, pianist prodigy; and Brad Lomax, ...