Kwame Brathwaite’s NYC “Black Is Beautiful” Moments Sometimes the smaller exhibitions in an art or history museum will bowl you over with their power. Individual pieces and groups of pieces will captivate... Read More
African-American history
The Late Virgil Abloh’s Contemporary Cultural Exhibition One expression that has always irked me is “Only the good die young.” It is meant to comfort, to assuage the pain after the passing... Read More
A Legacy of Inspiration — It’s Called Gospel Music! When most people think of gospel music, the Black church immediately comes to mind — deacons and sisters shouting and animated pastors asking for Amens.... Read More
Emily Meggett shares her centuries-old Gullah Geechee recipes Through my childhood eyes, I always saw Edisto Island as a place far removed from the rest of the world. In fact, there was a... Read More
MLB, Why so few African-American Players? 7 min read Historically, Major League Baseball (MLB) has been dominated by, mostly celebrated, African-American players, compared to 57.5 percent of players in the National Football League (NFL... Read More
June Roundup and What Juneteenth means to the ROUTES staff? Among the stories ROUTES staff will take a look this month: I asked them to join me in expressing “What does Juneteenth mean to you?”, Byron... Read More
Black Dolls Reflecting an Array of Cultural Ideas Dolls may not seem like the most obvious items to exhibit at a world-class museum that showcases arts and culture. Yet, given deeper examination through... Read More
Jackie Mac: Reflections of a Jazz Revivalist on his Birthday The late anthropologist and long time student of transformative social movements, Dr. Luther P. Gerhlach, demonstrated that those movements among human beings which change people’s... Read More