But early in the decade, there had been a problem. Most courses in Los Angeles back then didn't allow blacks, Jews, Italians or other ethnic groups. That changed in 1955, when Maggie Hathaway, a black ...

Of course, we, as his relatives, did our best to overlook the tragedy and focus on how deeply he touched those around him. As reported by Hollie West of The Washington Post, on May 25, 1977, Hampton ...

A few months ago, I read with interest a New York Times article a story about how a jazz pianist and a great American president’s lives coincided in a small bit of history. The article was called, The ...