“Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies”
The Brooklyn Museum is showing a wonderful retrospective “Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies” by the late African-American/Mexican artist Elizabeth... Read More
African-American history
Celebrated African-American Athletes Crossword Puzzle
Welcome to the Celebrated African-American Athletes Crossword Puzzle! This engaging and informative crossword is designed to test your knowledge and deepen your appreciation of the... Read More
Open Community-Based Arts Organizations Letter To Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani |1994-24-2
This letter is intended to bring your attention to the issues affecting community-based arts organizations, which have been part of New York City’s cultural life... Read More
A Name In Print: Bob Blackburn |1994-13
5 min read
Enjoy this archived edition of ROUTES, A Guide to Black Entertainment from November 8-21, 1994 featuring award-winning printmaker and lithographer Bob Blackburn. The John D.... Read More
MEDIA: The first “Soul Alive” show by Fred & Felicidad Dukes | 6/1978
Historical Context The first “Soul Alive” show of the new season has begun with Chic’s Dance, Dance, Dance pulsating through WPIX’s Lilliputian studio. Twenty couples... Read More
Routes Magazine Celebrates 47 Years in Publishing!
We are thrilled to announce that Routes Magazine: A Guide to African-American Culture is celebrating its 47th year of publication this October! Since our inception,... Read More
Music: The Temptations Movin’ On Up | 5/1978
8 min read
The speaker is Melvin Franklin “The Temptations are not dead and I don’t believe we will die. At least not anytime soon. But we did... Read More
Raven Chanticleer and the Harlem African-American Wax Museum
This article has two parts: Part I is my reminiscence of visiting the Harlem African-American Wax Museum, and, my experience meeting Raven Chanticleer. Before visiting... Read More