Louis Venters
- Jun 6, 2016
- 1 min
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
- May 7, 2016
- 3 min
'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
- Apr 16, 2016
- 1 min
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 11, 2016
- 1 min
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
- Mar 15, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Feb 19, 2016
- 1 min
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 12, 2016
- 2 min
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 8, 2016
- 2 min
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 5, 2016
- 3 min
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, 2016
- 4 min
"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...
