✨Cultural Wrap-Up: James Brown, Friday, May 2, 2025
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Friday, May 2, 2025 🎉 James Brown (Born May 3, 1933) — the Godfather of Soul.... Read More
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Don’t Block Your Blessings: Fighting Erasure and Finding Cultural Resilience
Publisher’s Statement A couple of days ago I was in a state of Annoyance. Maybe it was the internet, maybe it was resilience or maybe... Read More
✨ Cultural Wrap-Up: Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Muddy Waters – April 29, 2025
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Tuesday, April 29, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight: Duke Ellington (b. April 29, 1899)Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington didn’t... Read More
✨ ROUTES | Cultural Wrap-Up – Friday, April 25, 2025
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Friday, April 25, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight Born April 25, 1917, Ella Fitzgerald redefined vocal jazz.... Read More
✨ ROUTES | Cultural Wrap-Up – Tuesday, April 22, 2025
ROUTES: A Guide to African-American Culture✨ Cultural Wrap-Up – Tuesday, April 22, 2025 🎉 Birthday Spotlight On this day in 1922, Charles Mingus was born... Read More
🪖 CQ Brown: From Fighter Pilot to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
As a young Air Force pilot, Charles Q. CQ Brown Jr. never imagined he would one day lead the entire U.S. military. Yet in 2023,... Read More
🪖 NATO & African-American Soldiers in WWII: European Perspectives
When African-American soldiers landed in Europe during World War II, they were fighting not only fascism abroad but racism within their own ranks. Yet, many... Read More
The First to Fall: Crispus Attucks and the Echos of History
Founding Martyr of African-American Military Valor Prologue to the African-American Valor Series Before the Buffalo Soldiers rode west or the Tuskegee Airmen soared into battle,... Read More