February, 2024, The Tunesmith: The Musical Journey of M.K. Jerome has been nominated for the Richard Wall Memorial Award from the Theatre Library Association.
“New and Notable Books for Summer 2023,” Gary May, LeonardMaltin.com August 4, 2023, [ https://leonardmaltin.com/new-and-notable-books-for-summer-2023/ (opens in a new tab) ] ]
“M.K. Jerome and the James Taylor — Katnip Kollege Connection,” Gary May, The Syncopated Times, August 1, 2023, [ https://syncopatedtimes.com/m-k-jerome-and-the-james-taylor-katnip-kollege-connection/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“Casablanca Once Had So Many Songs It Was Almost a Musical,” Gary May, The Daily Beast, June 3, 2023, [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/casablanca-once-had-so-many-songs-it-was-almost-a-musical (opens in a new tab) ]
“How James Taylor Fell for My Grandfather’s 83 Year-Old-Song,” Gary May, The Daily Beast, May 15, 2020, [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-james-taylor-fell-for-my-grandfathers-83-year-old-song (opens in a new tab) ]
“What We’re Seeing Now Is Just the Latest Chapter in America’s Suppression of Black Voters,” Gary May, Equity LabAnalysis, NBCU Academy, 2020. [ https://nbcuacademy.com/gary-may-voting-rights-act-history/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“How a Vet from WWI Inspired a #1 HIT Song,” Gary May, The Daily Beast, August 26, 2017, [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-ptsd-vet-from-wwi-inspired-a-1-hit-song (opens in a new tab) ]
“The Presidential Debates Will Almost Surely Decide the Election,” Gary May, The Daily Beast, August 14, 2016. [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-presidential-debates-will-almost-surely-decide-the-election (opens in a new tab) ]
“Make the Candidates Talk about Voting Rights in Tonight’s Debate,” Gary May, Bill Moyers, February 25, 2016. [ https://billmoyers.com/story/make-the-candidates-talk-about-voting-rights-in-tonights-debate/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“Dear Anderson Cooper: Make the Candidates Talk about Voting Rights,” Gary May, The Daily Beast, February 17, 2016. [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/dear-anderson-cooper-make-the-candidates-talk-about-voting-rights (opens in a new tab) ]
Gary May quoted on the legacy of the Voting Rights Act by Saranac Hale Spencer, “Battered but Not Broken, the Voting Rights Act Turns 50” Delaware Online, August 5, 2015. [ https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2015/08/05/battered-broken-voting-rights-act-turns/31185881/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“Remembering a Tragic Anniversary: Viola Liuzzo,” Gary May, Moyers and Company, March 25, 2015. [ https://billmoyers.com/2015/03/25/remembering-tragic-anniversary/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“The Almost Forgotten Selma March,” Gary May, Daily Beast, March 20, 2015. [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-almost-forgotten-selma-march (opens in a new tab) ]
Gary May quoted on the impact of the Bloody Sunday march by Marty Roney, “‘Bloody Sunday’ Altered History of a Horrified Nation” USA Today, March 3, 2015. [ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/03/black-history-bloody-sunday-march/24327949/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“The Riot That Sparked the Selma March,” Gary May, Daily Beast, February 18, 2015. [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-riot-that-sparked-the-selma-march (opens in a new tab) ]
“Martin Luther King’s Compromise That Turned the South Red,” Gary May, Daily Beast, January 19, 2015. [ https://www.thedailybeast.com/martin-luther-kings-compromise-that-turned-the-south-red (opens in a new tab) ]
“The Flawed History of ‘Selma’,” Gary May, News Journal, January 16, 2015. [ https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/01/16/flawed-history-selma/21890511/ (opens in a new tab) ]
Gary May quoted on the historical accuracy of the movie ‘Selma’ by Alvin Benn, “‘Selma’: Historian Sees Discrepancies” Montgomery Advisor, January 5, 2015. [ https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/01/05/selma-historian-sees-discrepancies/21310373/ (opens in a new tab) ]
Gary May quoted on criticism of the film “Selma” by Jennifer Schuessler, “Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in ‘Selma’ Raises Hackles” New York Times, December 31, 2014. [ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/01/movies/depiction-of-lyndon-b-johnson-in-selma-raises-hackles.html (opens in a new tab) ]
“Over 48 Years, GOP Strays Far from Voting Rights,” Gary May, CNN.com, August 7, 2013. [ https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/opinion/may-voting-rights-act/index.html (opens in a new tab) ]
Guest to discuss the past and future of the Voting Rights Act on MSNBC’s The Cycle, Gary May, August 6, 2013. [ https://www.msnbc.com/the-cycle/the-voting-rights-act-then-and-now-msna76078 (opens in a new tab) ]
“Reconstruction 3.0: Can Moral Monday Help Counteract SCOTUS?,” Gary May, Salon, August 5, 2013. [ https://www.salon.com/2013/08/05/reconstruction-3-0-can-moral-monday-help-counteract-scotus/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“Gary May on The Long Assault on Our Voting Rights,” Gary May, Interview with Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company, July 12, 2013. [ https://billmoyers.com/segment/gary-may-on-the-long-assault-on-our-voting-rights/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“GOP and the Voting Rights Act: Can These Republicans Do the Right Thing?,” Gary May, Salon, June 29, 2013. [ https://www.salon.com/2013/06/29/gop-and-the-voting-rights-act-can-these-republicans-do-the-right-thing/ (opens in a new tab) ]
Guest to discuss the effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act on Huffpost Live, Gary May, June 26, 2013. [ http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/response-to-voting-rights-act-decision/51c23daefe34444dbf0002c6 (opens in a new tab) ]
“How Segregation Got Busted,” Gary May, CNN.com, June 24, 2013. [ https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/24/opinion/may-voting-rights/index.html ]
“Scalia’s Limited Understanding of the Voting Rights Act,” Gary May, The Washington Post, April 26, 2013. [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/scalias-understanding-of-the-voting-rights-act-is-shortsighted/2013/04/26/2b63179e-ad07-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e-story.html (opens in a new tab) ]
“What Happens if the Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights?” Gary May, Scholars.org, Key Findings Brief, May 2013. [ https://scholars.org/contribution/what-happens-if-supreme-court-weakens-voting-rights (opens in a new tab) ]
“Towards a New History of the Civil Rights Movement,” Gary May, George Mason University’s History News Network, April 15, 2013. [ https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/151529 (opens in a new tab) ]
Guest to discuss his newest book and the future of the 1965 Voting Rights Act on UDaily, Gary May, April 15, 2013. [ https://www1.udel.edu/udaily/2013/apr/may-voting-rights-041513.html (opens in a new tab) ]
“How to Fight Voter Suppression,” Gary May, Salon, March 7, 2013. [ https://www.salon.com/2013/03/07/how_to_fight_voter_suppression/ (opens in a new tab) ]
“Could SCOTUS Indirectly Help the Civil Rights Movement?,” Gary May, Salon, March 4, 2013. [ https://www.salon.com/2013/03/04/could-scotus-indirectly-help-the-civil-rights-movement/ (opens in a new tab) ]
Guest to discuss his new book on the Voting Rights Act and the Act’s recent review in the Supreme Court on KCRW’s To the Point with Warren Olney, Gary May, February 27, 2013. [ http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp/tp130227the-voting-rights-ac (opens in a new tab) ]
“A Cautionary Tale,” Gary May, Baltimore Sun, June 13, 2005. [ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2005-06-13-0506130138-story.html (opens in a new tab) ]
Guest to discuss “The Informant” on The Leonard Lopate Show, Gary May, June 1, 2005. [ http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2005/jun/01/ (opens in a new tab) ]
