Rose M NolenRose M. Nolen is an author and award-winning columnist. She is the author of Hoecakes, Hambone and all that Jazz, the story of the customs and traditions of African Americans in Missouri. In 1989, as a columnist for the Columbia Daily Tribune, she wa named by the Missouri Press Association as the state's best columnist. For several years, she edited and published Mid-Missouri Black Watch, a quarterly newsletter serving African American communities. In 2003, she was a recipient of the Governor's Humanities Award for excellence in community heritage. She currently writes columns for the Columbia Missourian and the Sedalia Democrat Times. Read More Read Less