Bill’s Place, Speakeasies and Billie Holiday on Swing Street Jazz Rooted on Swing Street at Bill’s Place In Harlem, sandwiched between the noisy clatter of the number 2 and 3 and C trains, is... Read More
Theda Palmer Saxton PhD
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s NBT-Russian Partnership 12 min read The Seasoned Woman Speaks One bone chilling winter afternoon, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, my husband Bill and I decided to get out... Read More
Making Something Out of Nothing My grandmother Carrie Thomas frequently said to me whenever she was unsure of the outcome of a project, “Theda baby,... Read More
The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part Two 1 min read A sweet and salty narrative from the honest heart of a Black woman with her take on January 6, 2021.... Read More
Actress Cicely Louise Tyson’s Higher Ground 6 min read Ms. Cicely Louise Tyson (December 19, 1924 – January 28, 2021) We waited in long lines — along streets and avenues in the village of... Read More
The Seasoned Woman Speaks, Part One 11 min read A sweet and salty narrative from the honest heart of a Black woman who has known the soul of Harlem and New York for nearly 60 years.... Read More