On a trip to Sydney in 1956, Joan Anderson was amazed to discover a new trend sweeping Australia’s beaches and streets. People were “doing the hoop” — twirling a sturdy, circular ring of bamboo around ...

From their origins in ancient African civilizations, hoop earrings have been a constant in Black cultural expression. Designers like Simone I. Smith are redefining the legacy of hoop earrings.

Photo courtesy of Nashua South Girls Basketball An animated Nashua High School girls basketball coach John Fagula, far left, watches from the bench. (Courtesy photo) Two eras will be forever linked in ...

Although her name was left out of hula hoop history for years, it was Anderson who took the hoop from Australia to America and, with her husband, set a business deal in motion that turned the toy into ...