Taylor Branch is an American author and public speaker best known for his landmark narrative history of the civil rights era, America in the King Years. The first book, Parting the Waters, won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards in 1989. The next tw...

"I’m secretly still 11 years old in my head." - Elissa Brent Weissman   Elissa Brent Weisman grew up on Long Island, New York in a Jewish community and then attended Johns Hopkins College in Baltimore where she met her future husband and where she ended up teaching....

With the end of the official nomination period, the MWA Board approved the slate of nominees at its May 16th, 2022 meeting. All elected or appointed terms commence on July 1st. We are pleased to announce our candidates for board/leadership positions at our upcoming Board Election as follows: Pres...