diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application_blackprint.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application_blackprint.scss
index fb65e12..1c53943 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application_blackprint.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application_blackprint.scss
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ body, header {
 
 footer {
   background: #efe2ce;
+  a {
+    color: #004466;
+  }
+}
+
+a {
+  color: #005A8D;
 }
 
 //menu and menu link color
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ footer {
     min-width: 250px;
   }
   .dropdown-item {
-    color: #0068ac;
+    color: #005A8D;
   }
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +143,16 @@ footer {
     color: #764d29;
     font-size: .65em;
   }
+
+  // override the 3 column layout, just show 1 col for author biography
+  @media (min-width: 768px) {
+    .very-long-description-text {
+      -moz-column-gap: normal;
+      column-gap: normal;
+      -moz-column-width: auto;
+      column-width: auto;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 // Author section of the exhibit, show the leaders in the masthead background
@@ -155,4 +172,22 @@ footer {
       background-image: none !important;
     }
   }
+}
+
+// for quotes, remove the background color
+.quote__cite.blockquote-footer {
+  background-color: #fff !important;
+  color: #4b545b;
+  padding-top: 0.5rem;
+  padding-right: 2.5rem;
+  margin-right: 2.5rem;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.list-group-item.active, 
+.list-group-item.active:hover {
+  z-index: 2;
+  color: #fff;
+  background-color: #004466;
+  border-color: #004466;
 }
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