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Still Rising
An inspiring collection of pithy, easy-to-recall one-liners and quotable short passages from historic and contemporary thought leaders throughout the African Diaspora. Famous Black...
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Community Newspaper Memories
To celebrate the publication of Beacons In The Darkness, we’ve polled Agate staff for some of their favorite memories involving their local newspapers. David Schlesinger, Publishing Director Hometown: Portland, Oregon…
RIP jazz pianist and Agate contributor Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis died yesterday. He was a Chicago son and unsurprisingly generous enough to write a foreword for our book Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life. Join us here at Agate in celebrating…
50th Anniversary of Title IX
June 23 marks a milestone anniversary for Title IX, the federal law that may be best known for its huge impact on women’s sports. Title IX was part of the…