The first ball drops were for ship captains, not Times Square

Whether at home on the couch or among the crowds in Times Square, watching the New Year’s Eve ball drop symbolizes a fresh start. But as the ball descends to mark another year gone by, it also harkens back to an era when knowing the Read More …

They called him the Black Swallow

They called him the Black Swallow, and from the beginning of his life, all he wanted to do was get to France. He was born in Georgia, his father a former slave from Haiti, his mother full-blooded Creek. He ran away while still a child, Read More …