Blue” has been one of the last colors to receive a name in nearly every culture, perhaps because of its rare occurrence in ...

Imani Perry's latest book, Black in Blues, is an evocative exploration of what the colour can tell us about being Black in ...

Imani Perry's new book, 'Black in Blues,' explores the connections between the color blue and Black identity, continuing her ...

Once one starts to look for it, blue is everywhere. It’s embedded in modern English language (“true blue,” “I’m feeling so ...

But blue is also the colour of deep melancholy and heartache, echoing Louis Armstrong's question, "What did I do to be so ...

This month's book club features Black in Blues by Imani Perry, Gather Me by Glory Edim, and for children Go Forth and Tell by ...

Like the color blue, Imani Perry’s “Black in Blues” is vast, multifaceted and enchanting. Perry’s book, also like the hue, defies categorization. Her exploration of blue is presented in 35 tight, ...

Public intellectual Imani Perry will be in conversation with actor Andre Holland for a special event at the Birmingham Museum ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

Short reviews of recent releases.

Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, ...