Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

My blue books show that I once had a clear enough cursive. This surprises me, as my fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Currie, held up my papers as a model of bad writing. Perhaps she shamed me into improving.

A Black History of the Color Blue Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, fashion and more. Share full article ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

Bonnie Morris requires her history students at the University of California, Berkeley, to buy 25-cent blue books for her midterm exams. She wants to be able to see them write in person, often an ...

The purpose of the Army Blue Book is to support history, heritage, lineage, and standards and discipline while simultaneously reinforcing trust at echelon and strengthening the Army profession.

Its appeal is global: Blue was used in ancient Egypt, both in ceramics made of the glazed material known as Egyptian faience and on statues, wall paintings, objects and tombs painted with Egyptian ...

Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, begins with a memory of blue: A missing dropped-ceiling tile in her grandmother’s bedroom reveals a glimpse of ...