At a time of climate change, it's a good time to dwell on trees. Plus, the legacy of Kamoinge and Davóne Tines at the Bowl, in our weekly arts newsletter.
This year’s book finalists include an extraordinary historical fiction debut, an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation’s children, the latest volume of poems from a Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, and much more.
The work of the influential photography collective the Kamoinge Workshop, founded in 1963, laid the groundwork for Black artists and photographers to soar.