African-American history

Taking a “Walk with James Baldwin” 1 min read

• African-American history
• Books
• Media

Taking a “Walk with James Baldwin”

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

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

• African-American history
• Food & Dining

Carnival Foods | 2/1978

Peggy Thompson 2 years ago

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

Ashton Springer – Betting on “Lotto” | 1992-43 7 min read

• African-American history

Ashton Springer – Betting on “Lotto” | 1992-43

Barbara B. Lewis 2 years ago

After a long absence Ashton Springer who made history back in 1970 as the producer of No Place to be Somebody, the first black play to win a Pulitzer Prize, has... Read More

Oscar Peterson — a unique joyful masterful jazz pianist 3 min read

• African-American history
• Birthday
• Jazz

Oscar Peterson — a unique joyful masterful jazz pianist

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

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

Eubie! | 11/1978 3 min read

• African-American history

Eubie! | 11/1978

Townsend Brewster 2 years ago

Eubie!, a plotless revue featuring 24 of Eubie Blake’s songs, follows a trend that probably started ten years ago with Jacques Brel Is Alive and... Read More

Reverend Gardner C. Taylor: His Milestones and Achievements 5 min read

• African-American history
• Religion

Reverend Gardner C. Taylor: His Milestones and Achievements

Rebecca Awotide 2 years ago

The “Dean of Black Preachers” was not a fancy title that just anyone could carry. It has only been borne by one man – Gardner... Read More

Lorez Alexandria — a 20th century Underrated Jazz Vocalist 2 min read

• African-American history
• Birthday
• Jazz

Lorez Alexandria — a 20th century Underrated Jazz Vocalist

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

Lorez Alexandria, born Dolorez Alexandria Turner, on August 14, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, was a jazz singer whose talent has often been overshadowed by more... Read More

Camille Billops: Sculptor, Filmmaker, Printmaker, Educator 2 min read

• African-American history
• Art
• Birthday
• Education/Scholarship
• Film
• Media

Camille Billops: Sculptor, Filmmaker, Printmaker, Educator

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

Camille Billops was a multifaceted African-American artist whose contributions to sculpture, filmmaking, archiving, printmaking and education have left an endurable mark on contemporary art and... Read More