Black Dolls Reflecting an Array of Cultural Ideas
Dolls may not seem like the most obvious items to exhibit at a world-class museum that showcases arts and culture. Yet, given deeper examination through... Read More
African-American history
Jackie Mc: Reflections of a Jazz Revivalist on his Birthday
The late anthropologist and long time student of transformative social movements, Dr. Luther P. Gerhlach, demonstrated that those movements among human beings which change people’s... Read More
The Gateways Music Festival Triumph and A. D. Lee Koonce
During the month of April, the Gateways Music Festival presented a series of concerts at venues throughout Manhattan. ROUTES followed the festival sending several of... Read More
The Gateways Orchestra Brought Decades of Struggle to a Peak
On a sunny clear day in April, my managing editor and I met up in the lobby of Carnegie Hall. We were there not just... Read More
Ida B. Wells and Gwen Ifill: An Interview Imagined
There are certain things that leave indelible imprints on our memories — things that influence, guide, and shape the way we think, the way we... Read More
Press Freedom to Discuss Past, Current and Future Cultural Norms
This month marks a very important day. An annual day of observation that as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Routes, I hold as near and dear... Read More
Reveries of an Enchanted Evening with Maestro Duke Ellington
April 29th will mark the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington. Standing outside the elegant brick and stone building on St.... Read More
African-American Pianists at the Gateways Music Festival
In the shadows of the behemoth Lincoln Center complex, located just of Broadway at 65th Street is a smaller musical resource known as the Elaine... Read More