Music Reviews: On Stage and On Disc | 5/1979 10 min read On Stage Eartha Kitt’s on stage comeback is now complete. After 261 shows in Timbuktu and more planned for the near future, she returned to... Read More
African-American history
Music Reviews: On Stage and On Disc | 5/1979 10 min read
Music: Ahhhh, Freak Out — Le Freak C’est Chic | 5/1979 Chic instantly energizes, transforming any passive disco gathering into tumultuous frenzy. The Freak, is a dance revolution that boasts “Le Freak” as its official anthem.... Read More
African-American Royal Celebrities Crossword Puzzle Dive into the world of African-American Royal Celebrities in music and culture with this themed crossword puzzle. Each clue points to a celebrity whose nickname... Read More
Reviving the Legacy of Gwen Ifill at Simmons University A New Dawn for Media and Humanities Education at Simmons University — Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences Through her unwavering coverage... Read More
Carol Douglas: Burnin’ And Cookin’ | 12/1978 7 min read Musical Style and Influence Carol Douglas knows that what she can do and what she is doing are two different things. “I don’t consider myself... Read More
Taking a “Walk with James Baldwin” 1 min read In James Baldwin’s first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), the main character walks from his Harlem home through Central Park into Midtown,... Read More
Carnival Foods | 2/1978 2 min read Carnival means many things to many people. It was originally a pagan rite, then religious, now simply fun, with costumes, floats, crowds of people and... Read More
Oscar Peterson — a unique joyful masterful jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, a luminary in the world of jazz, was a Canadian pianist and composer. He was born, August 15, 1925, in Montreal Quebec. His... Read More