The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Stanley Nelson’s documentaries (Freedom Riders, Jonestown, The Black Press) educate and impress time and again. His latest stirring entry – The Black Panthers: Vanguard of... Read More
Media
History Detectives | Slave Songbook | PBS
A captivating documentary on the origin of the Spiritual. It looks at links to the genres jazz, gospel and blues, etc. ... Read More
Roots of Rhythm: Hosted by Harry Belafonte
PBS’s Roots of Rhythm, host Harry Belafonte traces the roots of the musical form that has come to be called Latin music. From its origins... Read More
Tuck and Patti
Maybe four years ago I saw Tuck & Patti at the Bayerishe Hof Hotel in Munich. (Outside of the hotel is an impromtu memorial to... Read More
Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
If you haven’t seen Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners – The Secret Slave Owners I would highly recommend that you view it. The subject matter, on... Read More
Felix Hernandez’s Rhythm Revue
August 9, 2015, 7pm – 9pm East River Park Manhattan In 1983, Felix Hernandez began a two-year project traveling the U.S. collecting hundreds of hours of interviews... Read More
National Black Programming Consortium
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Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the nation’s primary presenter of stories on the black experience on public television, has... Read More
Langston Hughes’ Tales of Simple: “Coffee Break”
A couple of days ago, I thought about including a literary author in my Website offerings. I was at a lost for who it should... Read More