For those unfamiliar, the “paper-bag test” was a tactic used by certain African-American social organizations, fraternities and even churches to keep dark-skinned people out. The saying is that if you ...

UMaine graduate student Eleanor Kippling speaks about her installment of “The Brown Paper Bag Test.” Over the course of the semester so far, the art community has been the highlight of UMaine’s ...

Some stories hide between the lines of our history, passed quietly from one generation to the next. Throughout much of the twentieth century, especially in the American South and within certain Black ...

Since Bloomingdale’s introduced the Big Brown Bag 50 years ago, it has become a totem of the store — as well as a mug, an umbrella and, now, a pickleball paddle. By Hilary Reid It has made cameos in ...