WOMEN

Kristi Wooten

Jan 8, 2016

You Can Make It There: Alabama Chanin and the Muscle Shoals Makers

Artists in the Quad Cities of Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Florence — all along the Tennessee River — suppose it’s something...

Kristi Wooten

Jan 4, 2016

Why We're Still Watching That Video of Aretha Franklin at the Kennedy Center

By 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 Wooten

Jan 1, 2015

10 Inspiring Life Lessons From My Conversations With Jane Goodall

THE HUFFINGTON POST One doesn’t need an encyclopedic knowledge of science to hang with Jane Goodall; instead, a dose of curiosity will...

Kristi Wooten

Nov 30, 2014

Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira Vs. Boko Haram

Actress, activist and African American: Danai Gurira believes in the power of using her voice to amplify African storytellers. The set of...

Kristi Wooten

Jun 5, 2014

After 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 Wooten

Apr 28, 2014

Jimmy Carter's New Book About Women, Religion, Violence and Power

BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST JIMMY CARTER, the 39th president of the United States, is known for staunch opinions on matters...