In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” one of the most widely read books in middle school, was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny ...

When Mary Badham talks about “To Kill a Mockingbird,” people listen. The Alabama native, 71, has a unique perspective on Harper Lee’s famous novel and the impact it’s had on the world. Badham, who ...

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Worry not; this mockingbird has a new song to sing. Unlike the novel, with its many chapters of seed sowing, Sorkin's version opens right in the middle of the action. The year is 1934, the place is an ...