Music: Are the Blues All Washed Up? | 1978-1-4 An insanely optimistic man once said “slavery in America was not all bad.” After all, he declared, “Out of slavery came jazz and out of... Read More
African-American history
Salutes to the Harlem Hellfighters |1994-2 5 min read For 81 years, New York City’s own Harlem Hellfighters have served both State and Nation as Citizen-soldiers, all while fighting the harder and longer battle... Read More
ROUTES Roots: European Black Playwrights |1979-7-16 At a recent symposium on Black theatre, a woman of the Harlem community stood up to say that she had heard of the existence of European... Read More
ROUTES’ Roots: Otis Redding | 5/1980 3 min read Tragic End and Timeless Voice Otis Redding was only 26 years old when his twin-engine Beechcraft plane crashed into Lake Pomona, Wisconsin on December 10,... Read More
Brothers Johnson: Funk And Faith | 7/1980 5 min read For the past four years, the Brothers Johnson, otherwise known as thunder-thumbs’ and lightning licks have been literally taking the country by storm with their... Read More
We Are Family Crossword Puzzle 1 min read Welcome to the “We Are Family” Crossword Puzzle! We Are Family Crossword Puzzle celebrates the legacy and contributions of African-American families in the entertainment industry.... Read More
“Paraphrase”: Putting It Another Way |1991-6 2 min read Lee Leagiton, president of L. Cee Enterprises and his wife and vice-president, Connie Rose-Leagiton, have certainly not “advanced upon an appendage”* with their new game:... Read More
Richard Pryor: Pushing Boundaries and Battling Censorship | 11/1977 Focus Your Attention The first Richard Pryor show of the new season should have begun with Pryor insouciantly standing nude from the waist up saying,... Read More