Musicians Launch “Dear American Orchestras” Campaign 
Pianist Kenny Barron is an exceptionally creative musician 
A Night of Jazz, Legacy, and the Unexpected at Unterfahrt 
Cultural Wrap-Up May 23, 2025 | Patti LaBelle … 
✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025 
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025 
February 28: Sarah Vaughan 
February 25: Paul Robeson 
February 23: Marian Anderson 
February 22: Berry Gordy 
February 20: Duke Ellington 
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music 
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar 
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey 
February 16: Ma Rainey 
February 15: John Coltrane 
February 14: Scott Joplin 
February 12: Art Tatum 
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity 
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald 
February 8: Louis Armstrong 
February 2: Mahalia Jackson 
Sylvester: Beyond the Gimmick | 1980-1-1 
The Ntu Sound Chamber: A Spiritual Jazz Journey with WDR Big Band and Nduduzo Makhathini 
Music: WRVR-FM JAZZ RADIO | 8/1978 
Part 3. – Miles Davis and the Evolution of Jazz Fusion from Classical Roots 
Part 2. — How the Modern Jazz Quartet Blended Jazz and Classical Music to Create Something Timeless 
Part I. Blending Jazz and Classical Music: Schuller, Davis, and MJQ 
Introducing the Series: Jazz at the Crossroads of Innovation 
🎉 Happy Birthday to the Legendary James Mtume! 🎶 
February 26: Sidney Poitier 
February 25: Paul Robeson 
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry 
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth 
James Augustus Van Der Zee — Harlem Renaissance Historian 
February 4: Augusta Savage 
February 1: Jacob Lawrence 
✨ Sneak Peek Alert! ✨— Jacob Lawrence 
100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
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North American African-American Museums
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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
North American African-American Theatre Companies
Discover a wide variety of African-American theatres nationwide from A like Atlanta to Z like Zanesfield. ...... Read More
Historic 1998 Photo of Renown African-American Artists
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
Lisa McFadden – Hat Designer
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“From the moment that I saw Diana Ross in the film Mahogany, I knew that I wanted to become a fashion designer”, says Lisa McFadden.... Read More
Lisa Leslie
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Lisa Leslie (born 1972) is a former pro basketball star and Olympian, a coach, and activist. Here is a clip of her making the very... Read More
We Can’t Deny, Fashion Empowers!
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Let’s face it, fashion inspires us as women – our own stylings as well as that of other women. I reflect on this as I... Read More
What is it about Girls and Color
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Most women will tell you, fashion empowers! Racial discrimination blends with gender inequality and affects women not just nationally but globally. Even the United Nations... Read More
As Routes concludes its indepth series covering the many concert offerings of the Gateways Music Festival this year, we find ourselves part of a movement... Read More
list of 20 historical African-Americans plus ron’s role model
Dorothy Irene Height was an American civil rights and women’s rights activist. She focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter... Read More
So, What IS Afrofuturism?
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Words and expressions can have a heyday. They can be buzzworthy. Extra popular. Used frequently and with special emphasis. In recent years, but especially in... Read More
US Olympic Hall of Famer Wilma Rudolph
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Wilma Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) is an outstanding athlete and a role model for the ages. Ms. Rudolph is remembered mostly... Read More