When Mary Lou Williams arrived at Duke in 1977 as the University’s first artist-in-residence, she was already an icon in the ...

Named after jazz artist Mary Lou Williams, the center that opened in 1983 celebrates Black culture and history This story is part of the Working Toward Racial Justice series. A little before noon on ...

Mary Lou McDonald has revealed that her husband Martin Lanigan was diagnosed with cancer in a ‘very eventful and very tough year’ for her family. Recalling the terrifying day that Martin took ...