‘The Personal Librarian’ author tackles 1920s New York in ‘Harlem Rhapsody’
Victoria Christopher, co-author of "The Personal Librarian," turns to Langston Hughes and other lights of the Harlem ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle da Costa Greene, who was JP Morgan’s librarian, became a lively fixture at Gilded Age mansions, country retreats, ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Belle Marion Greener became Belle da Costa Greene – the “da Costa” a subtle claim to her Portuguese ancestry. When banking magnate J.P. Morgan sought a librarian in 1905, his nephew Junius ...
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The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
(THE CONVERSATION) “Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa ... When banking magnate J.P. Morgan sought a ...
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Playing fraudster Belle Gibson ‘felt like a calling’ for Kaitlyn Dever
When actor Kaitlyn Dever landed the role of infamous cancer-faker Belle Gibson, she says it felt “almost a weird calling”, adding “to say this story is personal would be an understatement.
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I’ve paid a hefty personal price for being tough in the face of antisemitism
But I felt no personal threat. I didn’t yet understand ... use against Jewish people that makes them think, “See! It’s true! They’re greedy, cheap, money-hungry …” If I was super ...