John Michael CooperMar 11, 20224 minJUDGEMENT DAY:A Gospel Song by Florence Price and Langston Hughes Gets a Belated First Recording Popular exclamations about the trove of Florence Price...
John Michael CooperJan 18, 20214 min“YES, IT’LL BE ME!”Margaret Bonds, Langston Hughes, and the Note on Commercial Theater In the chapter titled “When the Negro Was in Vogue” of his 1940...
John Michael CooperDec 25, 20203 minTHE SOUND OF PEACEA Bright Star, a Dove, and Two Christmas Gifts from Margaret Bonds Margaret Bonds (1913-72) was no stranger to humanity’s never-ending...
John Michael CooperDec 12, 20203 min“THE LIGHT IS REVEALED”: A New Reflection on an Unpublished Gospel Song by Margaret Bonds and Langston Hughes “We haven’t any Negro books at all”: this is what...
John Michael CooperFeb 289 minBLACK REINSCRIPTION, WHITE REPRISAL: ELIZABETH KECKLEY AND MARGARET BONDS
John Michael CooperFeb 167 minSEQUINA DUBOSE: FROM “BLURRED LINES,” A MESSAGE CRYSTAL CLEAR (pt. 1 of 2)