

UPCOMING: Book Events in South Bend, Indiana
I'm looking forward to my next set of book events this weekend in South Bend, Indiana. I'll be speaking to an informal gathering at 7...

Louis Venters
Jun 6, 20161 min read


'Triumph of Light over Darkness': Rebuilding Bosnia's Religious and Cultural Heritage
Today in Banja Luka, the second city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and de facto capital of that country's Serb-dominated half, thousands of...

Louis Venters
May 7, 20163 min read


UPCOMING: Book Events in Washington, D.C., May 7-8
I'm happy to announce that I'll be visiting Washington, D.C. in a couple of weeks to talk about my new book, No Jim Crow Church: The...

Louis Venters
Apr 15, 20161 min read


New Interview on "A Baha'i Perspective"
Last month I recorded my first interview about my new book for "A Baha'i Perspective," a radio show and podcast based in Western...

Louis Venters
Apr 11, 20161 min read


On My Reading List: New Novel Evokes Jim Crow-Era Charleston & Interracial Cooperation
I just saw this glowing review of Michele Moore's The Cigar Factory: A Novel of Charleston (University of South Carolina Press, 2016) in...

Louis Venters
Mar 15, 20162 min read


Announcing Michael Twitty's New Book on the Culinary History of Black Southerners
Culinary historian Michael Twitty has just announced that his new book, The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary...

Louis Venters
Feb 19, 20161 min read


Mt. Zion School: Florence-area Treasure Highlighted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
I was beyond pleased this moring to see this great interview on the website of the National Trust for Historic Preservation--the leading...

Louis Venters
Feb 12, 20162 min read


What I'm Reading: Race and Historical Memory
If you're like me, then you often find yourself with an embarrassment of riches in terms of good and important things to read online. Of...

Louis Venters
Feb 8, 20162 min read


Spiritual Capital & Historic Preservation: New Life for an Atlanta Neighborhood Important to Bah
The Atlanta Baha'i Center is not just one small faith community's place of worship; it is an important site in the history of...

Louis Venters
Feb 5, 20163 min read


"I Love You for Sentimental Reasons": Musical Lessons of Black Men's Abounding Love
Recently at the breakfast table I found my boys, ages 4 and 2, and their mama singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." They know the...

Louis Venters
Feb 4, 20164 min read



























