Kristi WootenJan 8, 2016You Can Make It There: Alabama Chanin and the Muscle Shoals MakersArtists in the Quad Cities of Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Florence — all along the Tennessee River — suppose it’s something...
Kristi WootenJan 4, 2016Why We're Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy CenterBy now, I’m sure you’ve seen the viral video of the Queen of Soul singing for the Obamas and songwriter Carole King at the Kennedy Center...
Kristi WootenJan 1, 201510 Inspiring Life Lessons From My Conversations With Jane GoodallTHE HUFFINGTON POST One doesn’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of science to hang with Jane Goodall; instead, a dose of curiosity will...
Kristi WootenNov 30, 2014Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Vs. Boko HaramActress, activist and African American: Danai Gurira believes in the power of using her voice to amplify African storytellers. The set of...
Kristi WootenJun 5, 2014After Mother's Day, There's Motherlove.BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST PHOTO CAPTION: Motherlove participants pose in front of Joan Snyder’s painting,...
Kristi WootenApr 28, 2014Jimmy Carter's New Book About Women, Religion, Violence and PowerBY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST JIMMY CARTER, the 39th president of the United States, is known for staunch opinions on matters...