Sheridan's Maddox Laymon got some payback against Chillicothe's Cannan Smith in the Division II 132-pound championship.

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has signed Tracie Laymon, the filmmaker whose debut solo feature Bob Trevino Likes It won both the Grand Jury and Audience Award at SXSW 2024. Inspired by true events and drawing ...

THORNVILLE — The blueprint for a championship was laid for Maddox Laymon. Sacrificing the likelihood of more wins for chances to wrestle against top competition, Sheridan's sophomore 132-pounder saw ...

“At our house,” writes Kiese Laymon — recalling a Mississippi childhood in a startling, essential new memoir, “Heavy” — “there was no pantry. There was hardly any food other than spoiled pimento ...

Commencement season has started, and some heavy hitters are speaking at some HBCUs this year. Kiese Laymon has joined that lineup. Over the weekend, Jackson State University graduates walked the stage ...

The William Benton Museum of Art hosted author Kiese Laymon, who led a discussion on his work and personal views on issues of sexual violence in the United States Tuesday night. Laymon is a professor ...

Writer Kiese Laymon has had the kind of year every first-time author dreams of: two books published to critical acclaim. But none of that came easily. The title of his most recent book, an essay ...

When school is out and parents need a break or cheap long-term babysitting, for generations, kids, especially city kids, have gone to spend time with relatives in the summer. What are those days like ...

It is rare that I will purchase a second copy of a book that I already own and have read more than once, but I am making an exception with the recently revised and re-issued edition of Kiese Laymon’s ...

How do you love authentically when lies feel so familiar? That’s the question Kiese Laymon explores in his devastating personal story, Heavy: An American Memoir. Laymon begins the book with an earnest ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Jerald Walker HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA By Kiese Laymon I met Kiese ...

Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. THORNVILLE — The blueprint for a championship was laid for Maddox Laymon. Sacrificing the ...