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✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025 ✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Funk/Soul
  • Media
  • Music
  • Sports

✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025

Ronald Bunn 1 month ago
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025 ✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Birthday Spotlight, Cultural Moment, Black Excellence, Transitioned, Reflection, Historic Events
  • CORETTA SCOTT KING
  • Jazz
  • RODNEY KING

✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025

Ronald Bunn 1 month ago
Sarah Vaughan autographed Photo for Ron Bunn February 28: Sarah Vaughan
4 min read
  • African-American history
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 28: Sarah Vaughan

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Paul Robeson 1942 -- Paul Robeson: Cultural Icon and Activist February 25: Paul Robeson
4 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Classical
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Opera
  • Theatre

February 25: Paul Robeson

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Marian Anderson by Carl Van Vechten February 23: Marian Anderson
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Classical
  • Opera

February 23: Marian Anderson

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Berry Gordy February 22: Berry Gordy
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Founder
  • Music

February 22: Berry Gordy

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Duke Ellington Portrait -- February 20: Duke Ellington: The Icon of Jazz Composition February 20: Duke Ellington
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 20: Duke Ellington

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music. February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Blues
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Bessie Smith February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Blues
  • Jazz

February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Thomas A. Dorsey February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey
3 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Gospel

February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
(Left to right, per Getty Image crediting): Ed Pollack, Albert Wynn, Thomas A. Dorsey, Ma Rainey, Dave Nelson, and Gabriel Washington in 1923 February 16: Ma Rainey
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Blues
  • Music

February 16: Ma Rainey

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
John William Coltrane February 15: John Coltrane
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 15: John Coltrane

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Scott Joplin 1912 February 14: Scott Joplin
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Music
  • Ragtime

February 14: Scott Joplin

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Art Tatum — 1948 February 12: Art Tatum
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 12: Art Tatum

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Fatoumata Diawara performs a concert in Zankel Hall, part of the Afrofuturism Festival. Opening act is Chimurenga Renaissance with Tendai “Baba” Maraire Hussein Kalonji -rapper Photo Credit: Stephanie Berger Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
2 min read
  • African
  • African-American history
  • Birthday
  • Music

Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Ella Fitzgerald (1940) February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 11. Ella Fitzgerald

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Louis Armstrong -- Mardi Gras: The New Orleans Carnival February 8: Louis Armstrong
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Jazz
  • Music

February 8: Louis Armstrong

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Mahalia Jackson, ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Comet Photo AG (Zürich) / Com_L10-0125-0004 / CC BY-SA 4.0 February 2: Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972) – A Daily Journey Through Black History February 2: Mahalia Jackson
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Gospel
  • Music

February 2: Mahalia Jackson

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago 2
Sylvester -- Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1 Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1
7 min read
  • African-American history
  • Music

Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1

Ronald Tyson 4 months ago
Nduduzo Makhathini Quartet -- October,28 2021, Amsterdam -- Dirk Neven, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini
1 min read
  • African
  • Music
  • Video

The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
G. Keith Alexander Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978
5 min read
  • Jazz
  • Media
  • Music
  • Radio

Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978

Howard Brock Garland 5 months ago
An artistic representation of Miles Davis collaborating with Gil Evans and Gunther Schuller during the creation of 'Birth of the Cool'. Two Fusions: How Gunther Schuller and Miles Davis Shaped the Future of Jazz Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots
5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • Music

Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Modern Jazz Quartet Graphic (MJQ) How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless
5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Music

Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Gunther Schuller Conducting a Jazz Orchestra Graphic -- Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ
5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • Music

Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
MJQ and Gunther Schuller Graphic -- Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation
2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • Music

Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
James_Mtume NewarkSymphonyHall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶
1 min read
  • African-American history
  • Birthday
  • Funk/Soul
  • Hip Hop/Rap
  • Jazz
  • Music

🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Grady Tate -- A sleek and artistic tribute graphic for jazz drummer and vocalist Grady Tate. The design features a split portrait – one side shows Tate behind a drum -- Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond
5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Funk/Soul
  • Jazz
  • Music
  • Rhythm & Blues

Grady Tate: The Rhythm Driving Jazz, Soul, and Beyond

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Al Jones Blues Band Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy
3 min read
  • Blues
  • Music

Al Jones Blues Band: A Munich Tradition and Blues Legacy

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Regina Belle. Photo Credit_ Rowena Husbands Harmony and Hope: Nights of Aspirations and Inspiration
4 min read
  • African-American history
  • Music
  • Theatre

Harmony and Hope: Nights of Aspirations and Inspiration

Souleo 5 months ago
AfricanSpiritualConnectionsAPuzzleOfFaith_Puzzle African Spiritual Connections: A Puzzle of Faith
1 min read
  • African-American history
  • Gospel
  • Music
  • Religion

African Spiritual Connections: A Puzzle of Faith

Ronald Bunn 6 months ago
Sidney Poitier -- The First Black Leading Man in Hollywood February 26: Sidney Poitier 4 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Theatre

February 26: Sidney Poitier

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Paul Robeson 1942 -- Paul Robeson: Cultural Icon and Activist February 25: Paul Robeson 4 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Classical
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Opera
  • Theatre

February 25: Paul Robeson

Ronald Bunn 3 months ago
Lorraine Hansberry February 6: Lorraine Hansberry 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black History Month
  • Film
  • Media
  • Theatre

February 6: Lorraine Hansberry

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
A-sleek-artistic-graphic-celebrating-George-C.-Wolfes-contributions-to-theater-and-film.-The-design-should-feature-a-blend-of-theater-curtains -- George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth 4 min read
  • Documentary
  • Film
  • Media
  • Musical
  • Theatre

George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago

Art Articles

Augusta Savage posing with her sculpture Realization, created as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. February 4: Augusta Savage 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Art
  • Black History Month

February 4: Augusta Savage

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Jacob Lawrence February 1: Jacob Lawrence 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Art
  • Black History Month

February 1: Jacob Lawrence

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence 1 min read
  • African-American history
  • Art
  • Black History Month

✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence

Ronald Bunn 4 months ago
Rise To Ruin Puzzle Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion 1 min read
  • African-American history
  • Art
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Fashion

Pioneers of Style/ Influential African-American Icons in Art and Fashion

Ronald Bunn 5 months ago
Howard University School of Law -- 99 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Education/Scholarship

100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Ronald Bunn 6 months ago
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been pillars of the African-American community for over 150 years, serving as beacons of education, empowerment, and cultural... Read More
African American Museum, Washington D.C. North American African-American Museums 14 min read
  • African-American history
  • Discussion
  • Education/Scholarship
  • Lecture
  • Museum

North American African-American Museums

Ronald Bunn 6 months ago 2
African-American museums play a crucial role in preserving and celebrating the rich history, culture, and contributions of African-Americans to society. These institutions serve as custodians... Read More
AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER COMPANIES NATIONWIDE LOGO North American African-American Theatre Companies 5 min read
  • African-American history
  • Theatre

North American African-American Theatre Companies

Perri Gaffney 12 months ago 5
Discover a wide variety of African-American theatres nationwide from A like Atlanta to Z like Zanesfield. ...... Read More
Historic 1990s photo of Renown African-American Fine Artists at the Schomburg Cultural Center in Harlem Historic 1998 Photo of Renown African-American Artists 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Art

Historic 1998 Photo of Renown African-American Artists

Ronald Bunn 4 years ago 3
We’ve received a copy of this photo of renown African-American Fine Artists taken by Hakim Mutlaq in the 1990s at the Schomburg Cultural Center in... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up May 25–28 | Miles Davis, Gladys Knight ... Cultural Wrap-Up May 27, 2025 | Gladys Knight … 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Black Women in Music
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • CULTURAL WRAP-UP
  • Media & Memory
  • Sports
  • Sports & Legacy

Cultural Wrap-Up May 27, 2025 | Gladys Knight …

Ronald Bunn 1 week ago
🌟 Birthday Spotlight Gladys Knight (Born May 28, 1944 – Atlanta, GA)The “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight led the Pips to international fame with her powerhouse... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up: Janet Jackson, Hazel Scott – May 16, 2025 2 min read
  • African-American history

Cultural Wrap-Up: Janet Jackson, Hazel Scott – May 16, 2025

Ronald Bunn 3 weeks ago
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ CULTURAL WRAP-UP — FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Janet Jackson (b. May 16, 1966)Janet Damita Jo Jackson... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up: Stevie Wonder, Harry Wills – May 13, 2025 Cultural Wrap-Up: Stevie Wonder, Harry Wills – May 13, 2025 2 min read
  • African-American history

Cultural Wrap-Up: Stevie Wonder, Harry Wills – May 13, 2025

Ronald Bunn 3 weeks ago
✨ ROUTES: A Guide to African-American CultureCULTURAL WRAP-UP — TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Stevie Wonder (b. May 13, 1950)There are voices that... Read More
Closing Reflection of The African-American Valor Series ✍🏾 Closing Reflection of The African-American Valor Series 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • African-American Valor Series
  • Black Military History
  • Cultural Legacy
  • Special Features

✍🏾 Closing Reflection of The African-American Valor Series

Ronald Bunn 4 weeks ago
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Valor Series Wrap-Up  A Legacy in Uniform The African-American Valor Series began as a tribute — and became a... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up: Ghostface Killah – May 9, 2025 2 min read
  • African-American history

Cultural Wrap-Up: Ghostface Killah – May 9, 2025

Ronald Bunn 4 weeks ago
✨ ROUTES: A Guide to African-American CultureCULTURAL WRAP-UP — FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Ghostface Killah (b. May 9, 1970)Ghostface Killah — born Dennis Coles... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up: Willie Mays, Stevie Wonder – May 6, 2025 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Always use Birthday Spotlight, Cultural Moment, Black Excellence, Transitioned, Reflection, Historic Events

Cultural Wrap-Up: Willie Mays, Stevie Wonder – May 6, 2025

Ronald Bunn 4 weeks ago
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ CULTURAL WRAP-UP — FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Willie Mays (b. May 6, 1931)The “Say Hey Kid”... Read More
Cultural Wrap-Up May 20, 2025 | Ronald Isley, Busta Rhymes, Fats Waller Cultural Wrap-Up May 20, 2025 | Ronald Isley, Busta Rhymes, Fats Waller 3 min read
  • African-American history

Cultural Wrap-Up May 20, 2025 | Ronald Isley, Busta Rhymes, Fats Waller

Ronald Bunn 1 month ago
🌟 Birthday Spotlight: Ronald Isley (Born May 21, 1941) Ronald Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the iconic lead singer and founding member of The... Read More
✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025 ✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025 2 min read
  • African-American history
  • Funk/Soul
  • Media
  • Music
  • Sports

✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025

Ronald Bunn 1 month ago
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Friday, May 2, 2025 🎉 James Brown (Born May 3, 1933) — the Godfather of Soul.... Read More

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