Birthday Greetings Shirley “Queen of Gospel Music” Caesar 🎂Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (aka Shirley Caesar), born October 13, 1938 in Durham North Carolina, is a Gospel singer, pastor, songwriter, recording artist, philanthropist and political activist.... Read More
Perri Gaffney
Perri Gaffney adapted her novel, The Resurrection of Alice (J. California Cooper “I love this book!”), into an award winning play. She co-authored two texts with Mitch Weiss; Managing Artists in Pop Music and The Business of Broadway, has articles in Black Masks, African Eye, and The Charlotte Observer, and several poetry commissions.
Birthday Greetings Art “Too Marvelous for Words” Tatum, Jr. 🎂Art Tatum, Jr., born October 13, 1909 in Toledo, Ohio, was a Jazz pianist. He was, unfortunately, born with cataracts that blinded one eye and... Read More
Birthday Greetings “Dick” Bahamian Diet Gregory 🎂Richard “Dick” Claxton Gregory, born October 12, 1932, was raised in St. Louis, MO. Dick Gregory was known for his groundbreaking political and segregation satires and... Read More
Birthday Greetings Tramain Hawkins 1 min read 🎂Tramaine Hawkins, (AKA Tramaine Aunzola Richardson) born October 11, 1951 in San Francisco, CA, is a celebrated a gospel singer with two Grammys Awards, two... Read More
ROUTES is fortunate to get this chance to interview the new Artistic Director of the New Federal Theatre in New York, Elizabeth Van Dyke. Meet... Read More
USA Karate Hall Of Fame Kenneth D. Ferguson Medical Emergency — Go Fund Me Drive “Hey Grandpa, your eyes are green!” Ken Ferguson’s grandson was calling attention to the white part of his eyes that had become severely discolored. A... Read More
Ron Wyche and Doo Wop Love: A Nostalgic Musical Journey |1993-5 Ron Wyche Greatest Hits: Baby, I Need Your Loving, My Girlfriend, I Only Have Eyes For You, Sitting In The Park, You’ve Lost That Loving... Read More
Unsung Revolutionary L.B. Williams We are all here on this Earth, in this world, for a heartbeat and then we are gone. We leave behind a thumbprint, an impression, on the lives we’ve touched through our words, our actions, or inactions. Nikki Giovanni wrote:... Read More