Photographer Gordon Parks
88 year old photographer, composer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks (November 30, 1913 – March 8, 2007) is interviewed by Charlie Rose.... Read More
Ronald Bunn
Publisher/Editor
¡Retumba! (Afro-Caribbean Music and Dance)
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July 12, 2015, 2pm to 4pm Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street (Lenox &Fifth Avenues) Manhattan Imagine an ensemble dedicated to... Read More
“Celia: The Queen” – Outdoor Film & Music Festival
Film: “Celia: The Queen”, Music: Gerardo Contino y Los Habaneros, Music: DJ Asho Sunday, July 12, 2015, 7pm St. Mary’s Park, Bronx – SummerStage St... Read More
Mahalia Jackson, Her Funeral and Interview
Here are a couple of short stories from Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) and Her Funeral... Read More
Seventh Annual Summer Movie Series
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Pier 86 W 46th St and 12th Ave Manhattan Join the Intrepid Museum for its seventh annual Summer Movie Series. Enjoy FREE feature films on the flight... Read More
“Exploring Sneaker Culture On View”
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July 10-October 4, 2015 The Brooklyn Museum From their modest origins in the mid-nineteenth century to high-end sneakers created in the past decade by designers... Read More
Contralto Singer Marian Anderson
(17 Feb. 1897-8 Apr. 1993) sings the Star Spangled Banner” 1942, Lincoln Memorial 1939. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VXtjDx3u3Q&feature=youtu.be... Read More
BAM R&B Lunchtime Festival at MetroTech
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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Thursday, July 9, 2015, 12noon—2 pm Free admission, MetroTech Commons at MetroTech Center (Flatbush and Myrtle Avenues, rain or shine) Brooklyn... Read More